How Open Technology Could Lead Us Out Of Recession
Well, here we all are in the USA, on the brink of market panic. Every other headline and news story is bemoaning our dark economic climate. Layoffs, bankruptcies, and lost jobs galore, plus a weakened US dollar and a continued expensive war campaign, all are lining up to create a "perfect storm" of market downturn.
Now, the government can certainly play with their little "economic stimulus" packages all it wants to, but the solution isn't giving everybody a few hundred dollars and a wish for good luck. We need to re-awaken the job market, and a way to do that is to create new opportunities where none existed. Let's see here: is there a sector where we can do this? Ah, yes, science and technology! Here's some suggestions that could boost our national earning power:
Patent reform: I know that full patent reform is beyond all hope, but we could at least amend it. Apply a new law which makes a patent void if the patent-holder does not manufacture and sell a product that directly utilizes the patent. In other words, if you own the wheel patent, and there are no wheels made by you for sale today, then you lose the patent tomorrow.
Economic benefit: Reduce patent trolls' choke-hold on industry. Redirect money to production instead of litigation.
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