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Tech CEOs Seek Government Help to Keep U.S. Jobs
Wed Jan 7, 6:56 PM ET Add Technology - Reuters to My Yahoo!



NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top executives from technology companies, facing criticism for moving jobs to low-cost centers such as India and China, said on Wednesday that the United States needs to boost education and offer more tax breaks to compete in the global job market


Such heavy-hitters as Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett and Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive officer Carly Fiorina spoke on Wednesday at a Washington DC computer industry lobbying group roundtable with the media.


The technology companies also issued a report to lay out policies to keep a strong tech job market in the United States.