Author Archives: John Rutledge

Gates to Congress: US Must Act Decisively To Maintain Technology Edge

Posted on March 12, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 12, 2007) – I tell policy makers every chance I get that we have two choices. We can learn how to compete for both physical and human capital, or we can learn Chinese. Bill Gates explained why in his … Continue reading →

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Misleading Trade Report Headlines

Posted on March 11, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 11, 2008) – The Department of Commerce released their U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: January 2008 this morning, reporting that total January exports of $148.2 billion and imports of $206.4 billion resulted in a goods and services … Continue reading →

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