Being an American abroad is an 'embarrassment': JPMorgan CEO

He says, there would be much stronger growth if there were more intelligent decisions

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, fresh from a work trip overseas, unloaded on everything that’s holding back US businesses.

“It’s almost an embarrassment being an American travelling around the world,” Dimon, 61, said on a conference call with analysts. He doesn’t like listening to the “stupid sh*t” Americans have to deal with, expressing frustration over the nation’s inability to invest in infrastructure and overhaul the tax code. “There would be much stronger growth if there were more intelligent decisions and less gridlock.”

Dimon heaped his ire on the US media during an earlier call with reporters to discuss