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From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson)
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Subject: Re: Massive computer industry failures and layoff's coming soon!!!!
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Date: 1 Feb 88 16:26:51 GMT
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In-reply-to: jbass@polyslo.UUCP (John L Bass)


In article <1105@polyslo.UUCP>, jbass@polyslo (John L Bass) writes:
>The following are my opinions and best crystal ball readings ... I welcome
>any sound arguments which make the following predictions without merit.

>	13) In this election year it would be wise to vote for canidates that
>	are more conservative financially and support US technical industries.
>	Congress will have to carefully examine our technical industry and
>	make sure that supports are in place via research funds and contracts
>	for products to keep our options open for the future.

I won't comment on the obvious lack of support for all the economic
arguments; others have been doing fine on that score.  I do find the
above pair of sentences a bit contradictory.  The conservatives are
the ones that don't want to spend money on worker-support programs or
protectionist tariffs.  The only "supports" these types will put in
are likely to have little impact on the PC industry (however defined)
that is discussed in the article.  SDI and ARPA have little to do with
clone makers.  The retraining implied above will not make it in the
face of budget-slashing.
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