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We can't get patent reform through Congress, so let's try to get a new tax through Congress? DOA.
by SoftwarePatent 15y ago
We can't get patent reform through Congress, so let's try to get a new tax through Congress? DOA.
- beagle3 15y agoYou need a carrot for Congress. Right now, a patent reform (of the kind HN would generally like) will: a) reduce government intake in the form of patent registration and maintenance fees b) get all the lobbyists employed by current patent holders (who spend billions of dollars on those patents) working against you. Why on earth would congress do something like that? So that 0.05% of the population that actually has any idea how bad it is would rejoice? (If your answer is "to improve american competitiveness" or something like that -- well, you have no idea how congress works) However, if you can get a new spending source, you just have the lobbyist problem to take care of.
- robryan 15y agoImproves innovation which will eventually lead to more tax dollars. Although it would be a stretch to get them to take a long term view, would also probably have lawyers lobby against it.