We need to bridge the wealth/income gap. That’s the movement I’d like to inspire. In the U.S., for instance, there are actually many different “countries” within the same national border. This is true for many other countries, too, and true for individual U.S. states. Take wages and cost of living in California, for example. The difference between the rural regions and the San Francisco Bay Area is vast. The difference between Pleasanton and Stockton, which is just an hour away, is vast. Technology plays a key role in reversing this geographic/economic inequality, and it’s one of the reasons I’m so excited about cloud technology. Used wisely, it enables people to do world-class work; earn a reasonable, living wage; and sustain a quality of life in a community where such things seemingly were impossible…

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