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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by greglindahl on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @02:10AM (#12794260)
Well, the counter-example is that the tech industry in California completely collapsed because... oh, wait, we're doing OK.
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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by pmontra on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @02:36AM (#12794361)
According to other posts here, CA banned non competes some 150 years ago.
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Re:White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many ... by throw_away_777 on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @02:47AM (#12794408)
The post you were replying to was sarcastic. The point is that if non-competes really were essential to companies, you would expect to see that reflected in CA. Instead the most notable thing is CA has higher salaries.
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