 KoolMoeAw ManPremium join:2001-02-14 Annapolis, MD | Windfall - blown away Nice. So beyond how the primary carriers will rape us with fees for use of the new spectrum they now 'own'... ...what will happen to the $15 BILLION dollars? Iraq war fund? Department of Homeland Security slushfund #123? Another congressional pay raise? I'd like to see some proper and responsible accounting of this money. KM -- Don't Lie - Be Kind - Realize your Potential |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD | said by KoolMoe:So beyond how the primary carriers will rape us with fees for use of the new spectrum they now 'own'... That's a bit of an extreme metaphor. Are the companies involved holding a gun to your head and forcing you to use their services? Of course not. -- Tancredo 2008! |
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 | reply to KoolMoe yeah, by giving it back to every u.s. taxpayer. |
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 RonGPremium join:2005-08-03 Schaumburg, IL | reply to pnh102 Well, they're the "public airwaves", so I'm sure that right now, they're figuring how much of a check they're going to send to each one of us as our share of the proceeds  |
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 | reply to KoolMoe said by KoolMoe:Nice. So beyond how the primary carriers will rape us with fees for use of the new spectrum they now 'own'... ...what will happen to the $15 BILLION dollars?Iraq war fund? Department of Homeland Security slushfund #123? Another congressional pay raise? I'd like to see some proper and responsible accounting of this money. KM It all goes to general Treasury. The money will not be earmarked for anything in particular. And $15 billion will be spent by the Federal government in 47 hours time based on the 2007 fiscal year budget of $2.8 trillion. -- -- Join Red Room Forum BLOG tkjunkmail.blogspot.com My Web Page |
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 | I read most of the money was going to be used to switch government officials from the current spectrum that is being sold. -- »www.rockinthebury.com andhttp://www.cranburypcrepair.com |
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 RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03 join:2000-05-11 | reply to KoolMoe said by KoolMoe:I'd like to see some proper and responsible accounting of this money. Thanks for the chuckle. -- Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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