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Story: US announces global intellectual-property plan

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If the posters on this board could put aside their blinding hatred of all things American for just a few seconds, they would realize that effective laws protecting intellectual property in countries where high tech business is booming (China, India, Singapore, Taiwan, etc.) will actually help those countries attract business, which in turn will result in additional high-paying jobs and tax revenues.

It seems to me that the America haters would want to see these countries take jobs and revenues away from U.S.-based companies. In order for that to happen, U.S. companies will have to be comfortable in investing in these countries. And as Indira Gandhi said, "You can't shake hands with a clenched fist."

For many people around the world, the hatred and jealousy of America is so strong and self-destructive that if the U.S. came up with a cure for every disease known to man, they would sooner spit in the face of the U.S. than shake its hand.

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