Leave Silicon Valley Alone

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Thu, 05/24/2018 - 3:47am

Leave Silicon Valley alone

Why can't this White House figure out that Silicon Valley is one of America's greatest assets? On CNBC's Squawk Box earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin offered a cautious but nonetheless worrying answer when asked if Google was a monopoly: "As these technology companies have a greater and greater impact on the economy, I think that you have to look at the power they have.

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