On the last day of December 2013, former U.S. Department of Labor chief economist Diana Furchgott-Roth outlined 10 economic opportunities the nation had missed during the previous year. For example, by not tapering quantitative easing, pursuing reasonable pension reform or approving the Keystone XL pipeline, Ms. Furchgott-Roth said the Obama administration had missed a chance to “substantially increase our GDP growth rate, enriching Americans and lowering our unemployment rate.”
Also on the list of overlooked opportunities was reforming the “complex permitting process” that is hamstringing the export of American liquefied natural gas to an energy-hungry world.
