Author: Charles Platt

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Despite (or because of) a free public school system, millions of teenagers enter the work force without marketable skills. So why would anyone expect them to be well paid?

Despite (or because of) a free public school system, millions of teenagers enter the work force without marketable skills. So why would anyone expect them to be well paid?

- Charles Platt

Personally, I believe that government, rather than money, tends to be the primary factor limiting the development of new technologies.

Personally, I believe that government, rather than money, tends to be the primary factor limiting the development of new technologies.

- Charles Platt

A future at Wal-Mart may sound a less-than-stellar prospect, but it's a whole lot better than no future at all.

A future at Wal-Mart may sound a less-than-stellar prospect, but it's a whole lot better than no future at all.

- Charles Platt

As cyberspace matures into a totally immersive experience, I'm betting it will turn out to be fully odor-enabled.

As cyberspace matures into a totally immersive experience, I'm betting it will turn out to be fully odor-enabled.

- Charles Platt

The blunt tools of legislation or union power can force a corporation to pay higher wages, but if employees don't create an equal amount of additional value, there's no net gain.

The blunt tools of legislation or union power can force a corporation to pay higher wages, but if employees don't create an equal amount of additional value, there's no net gain.

- Charles Platt

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