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The case for growth centers: How to spread tech innovation across America
- bediger4000 7y agoThis seems like a plan to benefit already existing oligarchs by propagandizing workers to move to cheaper places so the workers can accept less pay. Nothing here about the "intellectual property" aspects that probably are the key underlying reason for Silicon Valley's ultimate triumph. Shouldn't this advocate for state laws that prohibit no-compete contracts, and like California, do away with those weird "your home projects belong to us" laws? Also, what about health care? I've been contracting for about 3 years in Denver, and it varies immensely, from a strange combination of unaffordable and shitty, to decent. The "decent" package was from a California body shop - I can only conclude that CA standards are being applied uniformly to that job shop's employees because it's too much work to do otherwise, and that I benefitted from CA laws in CO. I would hazard a guess that midwest states like Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma that didn't expand Medicare don't require the better plans.