And this is a problem, becuse?:^)
O.K., I'll bite. It's a problem because American productivity is tied to technological innovation and utilization. By discovering and utilizing technology, our workers are more individually productive than those of other countries. That is in turn what enables us to maintain our standard of living. Countries that do not do this have lower standards of living. If don't maintain this lead, we'll be less able to compete with countries such as India and China, and the competition with them will cause our standards of living to converge.