Posted on 11/30/2016 9:20:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The tech industry has banded together in an attempt to reach out to Donald Trump, the president-elect it tried to defeat.
Seventeen trade groups sent a letter to Trump Tuesday, asking him to consider principles the industry says will help growth and innovation. The groups pushed for government investment in tech infrastructure, tax reform and modernizing rules and laws, plus made recommendations for agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and more.
They also felt the need to toot their own horn a little.
“We are a powerful engine for economic growth and competitive strength, driving over $1 trillion into the American economy,” the groups wrote. “Indeed, we are increasingly the platform for powering everything from small main street businesses to the leading powerhouse companies that are the envy of the world.”
The groups, which include the Consumer Technology Association, TechNet and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, count among their members companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter. One of the groups that signed this letter, the Internet Association, had already sent Trump a wish list with policy priorities a couple of weeks ago.
When asked whether Trump responded to the group’s previous letter, the Internet Association would not comment. Instead, it provided this statement to SiliconBeat from CEO Michael Beckerman: “The internet industry looks forward to working with the Trump administration on policies that will help grow jobs and opportunity for all Americans.”
SiliconBeat has asked the Trump transition team for comment but has not received a response.
The big joint letter comes amid some concerns about how Trump and his cabinet picks will affect issues that are important to tech, such as net neutrality, government surveillance, immigration and more. Trump’s tech policies remain largely a mystery.
“Usually we have a strong sense of what the president-elect’s policies are,” said Peter Leroe-Muñoz, vice president of Technology & Innovation Policy for the SVLG, in an interview Wednesday. “We don’t really have a strong sense of [Trump’s] policies.” He said the industry is ready to start a dialogue and act as a resource for the incoming administration.
Meanwhile, at least one of Trump’s picks, Elaine Chao for transportation secretary, is getting a positive reaction from Uber and Lyft, Bloomberg reports. Chao, who served as labor secretary under President George W. Bush and deputy secretary of transportation under President George H.W. Bush, has publicly expressed support for the gig economy. It is unknown what Chao’s position is on another big tech issue she would face: self-driving cars, an emerging technology that’s mired in regulatory challenges galore.
how did two of the most repressive high tax and regulation states NY and California end up nearly cornering the financial, tech, and entertainment industries?
Wouldn’t just about ANY where else be more profitable to do business?
Arrogant asses.
But they’re mighty fine potatoes.
California wasn’t like that at all when we left in 1974.
how did two of the most repressive high tax and regulation states NY and California end up nearly cornering the financial, tech, and entertainment industries?
Wouldn’t just about ANY where else be more profitable to do business?>>> don’t know but these guys basically allowed new york to compete with philly with cheap PA coal.
link here and yes they did build that not the government
http://www.canalmuseum.org/
Don't know about New York, but there are a bunch of reasons for California, in spite of the leftist politicians. In the SF Bay Area, abundance of university talent with ties to top-tier tech companies, great weather, an existing financial center, a port with access to the Pacific Rim and Asia for goods and people, interstate connections to the rest of the USA, not to mention fresh farm food. As I said, in spite of the leftist politicians (who may yet kill the golden goose).
The repressive high taxation and regulation came about because “they could afford it.” It’s finally reaching the point that they can’t.
“Tech reaches out to Donald Trump”
yeah, whatever. Too bad the highfalutin high-tech F-heads didn’t do their reachinout until after they vigorously opposed President Trump’s election nearly unanimously because they loved Hillary so much and were so absolutely convinced Hillary would crush President Trump like a bug.
Alas, the masters of the universe of Silicon Valley bet on the crooked nag instead of the steadfast stallion, so reachinout is gonna cost them a whole lot more than if they had bet on the winning horse.
Yup.
Yank them all. If it’s covered/enabled by the 1965 Immigration Act, rip it out.
After seeing family and friends be affected by them in the private sector while my university (Wright State) abused them during my time there, I cannot support any other action.
TECH INDUSTRY HATES YOU
LIKE A MASTER HATES HIS SLAVE
3/4 ths of Tech Industry is Foreign slave workers.
The tech industry hates you America.
Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Silicon Valley hate you.
Anti Trust all of them. The tech industry is a big burden that stifles innovation & blocks true entrepreneurs.
Nope. California has water. People like water. New York has the desireable law makers. Taxes do not create prosperity.
Prosperity is innate in CA & NY. Taxes suck the performance out of prosperity. The golden goose keeps giving.
I actually think that part is over, despite their spending on Clinton.
Now they just want to assure a place at the federal trough.
It’s time to raise the min wage for h1b visas to 200k or more. It’s a cheap wages game to destroy the middle class in the USA
Just Say No to “The Virtual Wall”.
The only wall that matters is a Wall Wall.
Virtual Walls seek lo limit illegal immigration.
Wall Walls seek to eliminate illegal immigration.
When a politician says we have too much illegal immigration, he is saying there is another, lower level of illegal immigration that is just right.
A politician should simply say that we have illegal immigration, and that this is a problem to be solved, not one to be reduced in scope.
That is why only a Wall Wall will do.
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