To many, Washington is presently viewed as a land of hope and despair. Failed industries have come hat in hand to beg policymakers to bail them out. And tone-deaf executives have been hauled before Congress to be scolded like schoolchildren for their misbehavior. Through it all, there is a sector of our economy that has remained above the fray – tech.
 
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