I doubt that the current political climate would allow for this but I wonder what would happen if the U.S. implemented a basic income program and put in place extensive support for building out more knowledge based clusters across the nation. Places like NYC and the Bay are are doing VERY well overall. (That's also where many of the corporations with large balance sheets are based.)
Specific additional things I'm thinking of include free tuition, low cost small business / creative studio financing.
Specific additional things I'm thinking of include free tuition, low cost small business / creative studio financing.