[applause] >> and to introduce our next panelist, i would like to welcome steve ballmer, senior bp -- vp. >> good morning and thank you. next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for stink -- a student council. governor? [applause] in keeping with the discussion, he is keen on innovation and things of that nature. i know that will come out. thank you, governor. >> are we all set? i am from the "mercury news," and we're here because we live in a global cloueconomy. it has altered local economies because so many manufacturing and technology jobs are moving, whether it is a matter of costs for going where the trained work force is. we're fortunate to have to governors here to talk about how that change affects their jobs and what they're doing to jump- start their economies which compete with one another. this could be fun. let me start with our guest. governor hickenlooper. i knew that was going to happen. most o

bill gates is still chairman, but the ceo, steve ballmer, opposes the initiative, which is why they'relling this the battle of the billionaires. is it awkward? >> the word "awkward" fits, yes. >> ballmer's side argues that the "soak the rich" tax would stifle high-tech innovation and lead to businesses moving out of the state. we asked microsoft, amazon, and boeing for interviews, but they all declined. businesses are saying they'll leave. >> yes. the real truth of the matter is that the people that own businesses are the people who will be paying the tax, and my analysis is, they don't want to pay the tax. >> the rich guys don't want-- >> the rich guys don't want to pay the tax. >> are you saying you just think they're greedy? >> no, because it... [chuckles] no. they're defensive. they're--i guess you could call it greed, i suppose, wanting to not write another check, sure. >> steve ballmer? >> yeah. >> he's worth $14 billion. you don't think-- >> he's a very fine guy too. the fact of the matter is, there are 43 states in this country that have a state income tax, and in those states

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one night, he passed by gates' office and overheard him talking with steve ballmer, who'd been hiredompany. what were they saying? >> they were basically talking about how they were planning to dilute my share down to almost nothing. and it was a really shocking and disheartening moment for me. >> and you were sick. >> i think i was still probably in the middle of radiation therapy. >> he burst in and interrupted them. he says they were trying to cut him out and rip him off. >> and of course, steve came over to my house later that night to apologize. >> he did? >> he did. >> but bill didn't come. >> no, he sent steve. >> he sent steve. it wasn't steve. he sent steve. >> well... steve's the one who came. >> shortly after, allen left, but he got to hold on to all his shares. it's hard to feel sorry for him. he was 30, cured of cancer, and owned nearly a third of microsoft. so you built this building? >> yeah. >> after the company went public, allen became one of the richest men on earth, at one point worth an estimated $40 billion. gates would spend another two decades running microsof

do you want to bring in carol bartz or steve ballmer?oogle guys had to bring in a manager to run the company. >> and it didn't go very well. >> it went pretty well for a while. >> they ended up having to come back and retake the reins. i think anyone that wants anyone but zuckerberg here would be crazy. look, this guy has done almost nothing wrong. >> are you saying eric schmidt didn't do a good job at google? >> eric schmidt did a fine job, but at the end of the day, the founders had to come back and take the reins. same thing with apple. they try to bring in professional management, and then they need jobs back. i think you want zuckerberg here. i think the valuation is a vote of yes on the fact that this is the guy. >> steve, what do you think? >> i think certainly in thor in-term, it's a positive to have him there. i think when you look at a tech or really dynamic industries, a founder-led company is going to do better, because really only the founder can push the vision. it really only feels confident to make the real bold decisions