[PLUG] The house bill, a possible problem...

[Paul Johnson]

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On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:43:33PM -0700, Michael C. Robinson wrote:
> Where are all the Microsoft techies going to go?  

McDonalds is hiring, no?

> Unfortunately, goliath is so large that toppling him now will cause a 
> lot of damage.

Only to people who somehow miss seeing him falling their way.

> The arguments for this bill need to address the job displacement issue. 

Support the fire marshall's ban on self-serve gas.  That'll put MCSE's
on a payscale more realistic to their skills.

> Why shouldn't the legislature favor competition between multiple closed
> source companies instead?

Because it wastes resources and mandates higher revenues to deal with
it.

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