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IFF: Free Market At Risk In Idaho

Somewhere, someone in Idaho is working day and night on his technological innovation. Maybe out of a dimly-lit garage. I have no idea what this innovation is. Nor do you. Nor does government.  That’s the beauty of the free market. The governor and the members of the Legislature and of the business community who support the Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) believe they can outperform and outthink the uncertainty of the markeplace. They’ve come up with a plan, expected to be voted on Monday in the Idaho House of Representatives, which would help facilitate the commercialization of high-tech research at our state colleges and universities. I won’t get into specifics of how that works, because there are no real specifics/Wayne Hoffman, Idaho Freedom Foundation. More here.

Question: The Idaho Freedom Foundation was the lone voice to speak against the IGEM proposal. Who's right, the Legislature or Wayne Hoffman?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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