Examining Presidential Candidates' Tech Agendas

Aaron Ricadela writes to mention that BusinessWeek is taking a look at the tech agendas for several presidential candidates. The amount of attention being paid to Silicon Valley especially is unprecedented with the computer industry citing contributions of $2.2 million up from just $1.2 million in the first six months of the 2004 and 2000 primary campaigns. "So even while the general election is likely to be dominated by the war in Iraq, the continued threat of terrorism, and economic issues, candidates have staked out early positions on topics dear to the tech industry, including increasing federal spending on research and development, allowing more highly educated foreign workers into the country, widening the availability of high-speed Internet service to create new markets for hardware and online services, and improving the state of U.S. math and science education."

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Re:H1-B

[morgan_greywolf]

It's all a part of the plan described by Michel Chossudovsky, a professor of economics at the University of Ottawa. The globalization of poverty puts less money in the pockets of the 'have-nots' and more money in the pockets of the 'haves'. It's all about the rich getting richer at your expense and mine.

Edwards the ambulance chaser

[MalleusEBHC]

On the other side of the issue is Edwards, whose campaign says: "Patent litigation reforms that may encourage innovation in some industries may hinder innovation in others," including alternative energy.

Not surprising from someone who made his money as an ambulance chaser. Luckily, it doesn't look like he stands a chance at this point.

Metrication.

[thesolo]

Candidates have staked out early positions on topics dear to the tech industry, including increasing federal spending on research and development, allowing more highly educated foreign workers into the country, widening the availability of high-speed Internet service to create new markets for hardware and online services, and improving the state of U.S. math and science education.

Does this translate into any of these candidates supporting the finalisation of the US going metric?

(Before this question spawns any angry posts, keep in mind that metrication is inevitable, the US is already too far metricated to go back, and with just a little bit of leadership, the US could easily finish it's conversion.)

Re:And yet again...

[Arthur B.]

Ron Paul is anti-immigration, bad bad bad for tech. (as well as unconstitutional, unlegitimate, immoral, unethical, etc)

Re:Hmmm....

[ProfBooty]

When I was in engineering school, there were plenty of minorities in school, plenty out in the engineering world, just not the "right" minorities.