Friday, September 16th, 2011
Stephan: One of the big lies of the Randian Right is that government cannot create jobs or foster innovation. It has been repeated so many times that like all big lies repeated often enough, it is now believed by a large percentage of the population. That belief does not make it any less of a lie, as the public statements of these mega CEOs and other business leaders make clear.
As Washington debates the country’s economic future, America’s top CEOs say the government needs to get serious about finding the next big idea in energy-by providing money for long-term research.
Bill Gates and several of his closest friends-CEOs and top executives from Bank of America, Lockheed Martin, and Kleiner Perkins-are in Washington discussing their latest uphill battle.
