Perhaps this isn’t the credo best suited for the majority of Americans, after all.

Germany seems to handle itself alright:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/business/economy/08leonhardt.html?_r=1

and the economic policies of the U.S. aren’t as great as many believe them to be (as the majority of wealth has accrued to the super rich, while us serfs are treated like chumps): http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/speed-up-american-workers-long-hours?page=2