Americans returning from visits to western Europe or Japan cannot help but notice they are coming back to a land with less worker protection, more expensive healthcare, spottier transport and a weaker educational system. The consolation has long been America’s higher material wealth, commonly believed to stem from generations of increases in productivity.
从西欧或日本归来的美国人无奈地注意到，他们回到的这片土地劳工保护更少、医疗成本更高、交通质量更差、教育体系更为薄弱。长期以来一直让美国人感到宽慰的是美国较高的物质财富。人们普遍相信，这种财富来源于数代人生产率的不断增长。
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