JOBS BILL MAD SCRAMBLE Are the White House, Congress Barking Up the Wrong Economic Tree? (Dale Halling is in MST)

JOBS BILL MAD SCRAMBLE Are the White House, Congress Barking Up the Wrong Economic Tree? (Dale Halling is in MST)

After the people of Massachusetts spoke all too loud and clear electing Republican Scott Brown to the Senate, the Democrats’ tenuous control of Congress has them practicing the legislative equivalent of a Chinese fire drill.

The latest hot-button issue on the table—or red flag up the polls, so to speak—is unemployment, triggering the Washington knee-jerk reaction to begin kicking around a “jobs bill.” But, while the Democrats, in apparent desperation, are holding press conferences on this bill before an actual article of legislation actually exists, entrepreneur, patent attorney, business-policy expert and author, Dale Halling, says these politicians need to reevaluate.

Whether the Obama administration is being well received by Republicans for his mention of a hiring tax credit for small businesses, or being scolded by these same Republicans for suggesting that the U.S. take repaid TARP money away from paying down the national debt and divert it into banks for business loans, Halling says it’s all without economic teeth.

Call Special Guests today to schedule an interview with Halling and prepare for a refreshingly clear and thought-provoking diagnostic of what is really ailing the American economy right now.

Drawing on the knowledge base he used to write his new book, The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur, Halling will explore the real cause and effect behind the struggling national business base, and the keys to rejuvenating it, including:

• Why the U.S. is falling behind economically . . . “It’s not the housing crisis, stupid.”
• Why the last decade saw far less business innovation compared to the 1990s.
• Why the U.S., frankly, is no longer creating high-quality jobs . . .
and more.

As a guest on your show, Halling can answer all these questions, while engaging your audience with humor and excitement, as he explains complicated, obscure economic policy issues that affect every last one of us. Call right now.


ABOUT DALE HALLING . . .

Mr. Halling is a patent attorney and physicist specializing in high technology companies, from start-ups to Fortune 500. His practice is located in the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator. He has prepared and prosecuted patents for Ameritech, SBC, Motorola, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, MCI, Cypress and dozens of local high technology start-ups.

He is an entrepreneur himself, founding a fishing products company with merchandise sold through Cabela’s, Sportsman’s Warehouse and Gander Mountain, among other retail outlets. Mr. Halling is a member of the Board of Falcon Works, a nonprofit organization that helps cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy design and develop technology-based solutions for disabled individuals and our community.

Education: Kansas State University (BSEE, 1982); University of Texas at Dallas (MS Physics, 1984); St. Louis University (J.D. cum laude, 1992). Mr. Halling was admitted to bar: Missouri, 1993; Illinois, 1993; Colorado, 1995; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Dale feels passionately that the entrepreneurs and small businesses of America are key to making the U.S. economy great. Stand aside regulators, and let the freight train of innovation through!


ABOUT HALLING’S BOOK, THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR . . .

“Dale Halling’s Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur makes a compelling case for the need to reform regulatory and other policies that hamstring entrepreneurial innovation in our country. Everyone concerned about the decline in American innovation should read this book.”

David Kline, Coauthor:
Rembrandts in the Attic and Burning the Ships


The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur presents the issues facing technology start-up companies in today's environment. The book sheds light on the underpinnings of these issues and is enthralling. Halling’s tight, accessible and personal style makes this a fast and compelling read. His book is a political clarion call that should be heard now.

Greg Jones
Former President Ramtron International (RMTR) and CEO Symetrix Corporation. Both companies founded on IP.


This book conclusively establishes the link between innovation and per capita income, and shows that we have recently entered into a time in which innovation is under assault. This assault has resulted in a predictable loss of income and contributed significantly to the economic woes we are experiencing right now. The book's sound policy recommendations suggest a way to turn the economic ship around to set a course for a return to prosperity.

Peter Meza
Patent Attorney - Counsel Hogan & Hartson
Attorney for Alappat - In re Alappat


I do not review books on the Net unless I find them well-written and especially informative, which certainly applies to Dale B. Halling’s The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur.

Nonetheless, I do have a criticism directed towards the publisher. My copy did not contain a vitae of the author, which in this case is a major omission. Mr. Halling is a physicist, lawyer and an expert on patents and entrepreneurship, all of which comes through in his book. This author delivers the goods. A vitae in subsequent printings would be useful.

Mr. Halling combines two topics—the impediments to entrepreneurship that have been created by the U.S. government as an unintended consequence of its pursuit of other goals and the systemic weakening of the U.S. patent system by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congress.

The resulting technological stagnation is a major reason the U.S. has gone from producing 25 percent of the World’s Gross Product in the mid 1990s to about 20 percent today. The loss is significant—about $3 trillion of U.S. GDP in 2009 alone.

He demonstrates in clear terms the linkages between economic growth, productivity, and income. And he lays out how technological advancement has always been the American advantage in global competition, an advantage that the U.S. is squandering.

He explains how the Sarbanes Oxley Act cut off the waves of venture investment that did so much to stimulate U.S. growth in the 1980s and 1990s, and he also explains how shifts in accounting rules as per stock options directed many of our most creative people into less than innovative activities.

His final chapter contains some straightforward recommendations that involve no direct-cost regulatory changes that would once again stimulate more innovation, investment and job creation in America. Amazingly, Congress is now considering a so-called “patent reform” legislation that would further diminish U.S. innovation. The author convincingly explains how this would damage U.S. innovation. He also explains the consequences of recent Supreme Court decisions on patent law. My observation is that the Roberts Court is the most anti-patent set of Justices in U.S. history. Once Congress understands what the Court has done, their decisions need to be legislatively overturned.

Dr. Pat Choate, economist and former Vice Presidential running mate of Ross Perot in 1996.


I read this book because the title made me curious. It seemed to me that American inventions and innovations of the past decade have mostly been variations on things that have already been invented. I had just chalked it up to a general dumbing down. But Mr. Halling points out some very specific reasons why start-up companies are just not starting up. Labyrinthine auditing laws like Sarbanes-Oxley are too financially punitive for new companies. The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur illustrates how such laws are not only ineffective in reducing corporate corruption (their intent), but are hamstringing entrepreneurship. Mr. Halling offers creative and concise solutions to this dilemma. I highly recommend this book.

Sam King, Librarian Cheboygan, Michigan


Mr. Halling's book offers an insightful look at both the innovative past and the stagnant present as it relates to inventors, innovators, risk capital, and patent laws through the years. He manages to tie together these varied facets to present a picture to help explain why at present American seems unable to maintain it's position as a leader in invention, innovation, and creativity in the world. He also offers some realistic and practical solutions to this situation.

Mike Leas, History Teacher, Hays KS.


SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR HALLING . . .

A national study by Zogby International found that 96% of Americans believe innovation is critical to the success of the U.S. as a world economic leader (2010)

1) Why were the1990s more innovative than the most recent decade? Why does this matter?

2) What were the foundations on which innovative companies in the 90s were built?

3) Which laws and regulations do you believe have inhibited innovation?

4) Why should the average person care about innovation?

5) Many people contend that America’s wealth is based on her natural resources. Why do you disagree?

6) Why are patent laws important to innovation?

7) How has the Patent Office inhibited innovation in this decade?

8) You contend that the publication of patent applications broke the social contract between the inventor and society. Why is this important?

9) How have Supreme Court decisions made it easier for companies to be technology adopters rather than technology creators?

10) What is the Sarbanes Oxley legislation and why should I care about it?

11) How does Sarbanes Oxley affect the technology start-up market?

12) Why should anyone care about the accounting rules on stock options?

13) What motivated you to write this book?

14) How did you arrive at the title of your book?

To schedule an interview with DALE HALLING, call: 630-848-0750.