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September 1, 2011

Government Support of Technology

Taxpayer funding of technology has resulted in all sorts of new technologies from the Internet to aeronautics The “spin offs” from the Space Program are legendary. From communications to engineering of new products, the world has benefited from new technologies. Forbes notes out that choosing winners and osers in technology is tough. He points to three recent solar cell bankruptcies that “left the U.S. government holding the bag.” 

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