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LA Times Examines Silicon Valley
Richard Finney writes "The Los Angeles Times has a special section on Silicon Valley. Most of the stories focus on the 'survivors struggling through the toughest stretch in tech industry history.' There's also a story on
Five Reasons to Hope -
New technologies that may help Silicon Valley rise again: Biotech, microsensors, nanotechnology, flexible electronics and data mining. We'll see."
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As opposed to some frustrated middle age clock watcher who spelling and gramatical abilities were garnered whilst oggling the girls at some dickweed community college.
Take your angst back home to the wife and 2.2 kids.
Actually Microsoft is not the only one to blame, Dubya's also to blame. 2.5 Million Jobs lost under his administration, and his solution? Give a >$300 Billion Tax Break to the stock holder (Read - Rich) on top of giving several corporations billions, that's not going to spur the economy, most of the rich people are VERY STINGY, so not much of that money is going back into the economy. In other words, trickle down Reaganomics DOES NOT WORK. Once Dubya gives his tax break, it will not "Trickle down" to the working class, it will instead go overseas and stay in the pockets of the rich.
Along with the National Debt skyrocketing, Dubya will raise the taxes on the working class and small businesses, in other words, no start ups in Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley will continue to decay.