IP: Election 2000: What They're Not Discussing

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Gillmor, Dan" <DGillmor () sjmercury com>
> To: "'farber () cis upenn edu'" <farber () cis upenn edu>
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> http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/docs/dg091000.htm
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> There's been some discussion of issues dear to the hearts of wealthy
> potential contributors in the industry. You'll hear candidates endorse an
> expansion of the number of foreign high-tech workers here on temporary
> visas, for example. You'll also hear the word ``privacy'' come up now and
> then, though typically without much context or serious proposals.
>
> But most candidates are running campaigns that minimize or ignore outright
> the vital technology-related questions before us -- matters that are at the
> core of the future economy, of society itself.