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Old 10-11-2014, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassnut View Post
The gov does need to provide support though, which is sadly lacking, unlike in the US for instance which has Venture Capitalists willing to take a risk.
Governments are not noted for their ability to pick winners (although they are pretty good at creating losers.) At best they will create an environment conducive to start-ups with reasonable tax treatment of speculative investments and employee stock options.

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