U.S. Economy on the downhill?

This article talks about how other states' economies are growing and really taking off compared to the united States' economy. The United States is seeing lots of spending but not a lot of saving. Companies are really being relied upon by their employees to have retirement really for them once they are done working. Nothing is really being done and many people don't even know this is occurring in the United States because everyone just assumes we have the best economy in the world. What do you think companies should be responsible for and what do you think the population should do in order to make sure they are set after they are done working?