In sum, some studies suggest you may do better investing in allegedly "low growth" markets.

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What Zuckerberg, Buffett et al want is to give the government more money, but to do so with at least some modicum of certainty that the sum they help to raise will be large enough to have an impact.

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In sum, there are some useful things that government can do to boost innovation.

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But I would wager a small sum (ie, not as much as an Apple share) that some of it is to do with Adam Smith and excess profits.

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