“It is because the US government has had the lightest possible touch on the internet...that we support the idea that we do not need another international body,”
“The current tax structure is fairly perverse. Companies are in a lose-lose situation. They're criticized if they leave earnings abroad, and they're penalized [through taxes] if they bring them to the U.S.”
“[Tech lobbyists are already sharpening their arguments.] I'm sure some states are eagerly watching what happens in Europe and may try to use the implementation as an excuse to say, Why can't we do the same thing in U.S.? ... But we think [the European VAT tax] should be a substantial concern to anyone interested in free trade and open markets.”
“The U.S. government's commitment to continuing to pump out these graduates began to drop off in 1970s. The space race had been won. There was a recession in the late 1960s. The country was hurt by the oil crisis in the early 1970s. And the country had moved away from the attitude of the 1960s that you could solve the world's problems with government spending.”
“Many companies are reporting annual turnover percentages in the high teens to the low 20s. You might expect that in the fast-food business, but not for people making salaries north of $60,000,”
