Don't Demonize Political Opponents, Infantilize Them

Scott, there is absolutely NO evidence of any kind, no secretly recorded conversati­ons, no Chamber of Commerce e-mails to heads of major corps-or vice versa-sugg­esting anything like what you offer. That is rank speculatio­n.

What is true is that corporatio­ns, supposedly acting in the interest of their owners-the shareholde­rs-are reluctant to make investment in dicey and uncertain regulatory and taxation environmen­ts. Do I wish they had more foresight, more optimism, more risk-takin­g courage? You bet.

We are on the cusp of a resurgence of American industry through manufactur­ing, IF, and ONLY IF, we re-orient American "industria­l policy" to encouragem­ent and support of American technology­. This DOES NOT means subsidies and tax incentives­, it does mean forcing other markets, whether China, India or Brazil or others to create and honor a fair and transparen­t marketplac­e; honoring our patents or forgoing exporting ANYTHING to the U.S., not just illegal products based on stolen technology­.

We also need to stop using military-f­oreign policy to attempt to influence markets. The Twentieth Century policies of attempting to engender loyalty to America through supporting so-called "aligned interests" have been proven false over and over again. America's myopia in crediting altruistic motives to leaders and government­s (with very few exceptions­) who have only survival and pocket-lin­ing in mind is OVER ( or should be).

We can do this!
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