Totally agree on those points too, but I think you're giving US companies too much credit when you say:

> playing the long game while we're playing the "whose dick I have to suck to get a better position in the next 5 years"

5 years is generous. I'd say a year at most. Just keep delivering gold statues to the White House in order curry favor for a little while longer; meanwhile, keep chasing the profits at the expense of longevity, as required by law for public companies.