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Government, Not Business, Has Been the Source of Breakthrough Innovation (epi.org)
7 points by seoguru on July 10, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



It's not just technology.

My favorite example is the Eire canal. It wasn't a technology breakthrough but it was a massively successful use of public money.

I wish we had the political will do something of real scale with solar before we cook the planent.




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