daslog
join:2002-04-10
Milford, NH | reply to Michieru2
Re: Verizon shouldn't get off for free Typically, when the Free market fails, you need to get the government involved to correct it. In this example, everyone agrees that Broadband for Rural customers would be a good thing, but it's simply not profitable for a private business to provide the service. |
 Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | Free market I agree has holes and that government intervention is necessary in some cases but this is not one of them. If Verizon refuses to service that area the state should be auctioning itself to have other companies come and to help out. Send out letters to major telco's or internet providers who might be willing to give them the service they want.
There are many ways to deal with this issue but I don't see anyone coming up and saying "I got an idea" and they just run to the government for help as if they would know jack about what should be provided. Utilities should be econtrolled but luxuries should not be. I know this sounds mean and as an insult in a way to people who live far away but that's how it is.
What you want the government to do? Give our vouchers or cash so people can pay for there little satellite connections?
Sooner or later we are going to have taxes for cable tv and hbo...yeah that's the solution, make everyone else pay for your shit, I like the idea of how you freeload off other people's tax dollars when that money could of been put to MUCH better use.
Just like those bastards who ride in a freaking brand spanking new with plastic tag on the back Cadillac. Then go to social security demanding there money, just like these people would demand for there vouchers for hardware payments to there satellite internet.
That's the government solution, and it's a shitty solution, if you can prove to me that they won't use our tax dollars and actually force the state of maine to pay for it's own luxuries by charging the citizens of maine for it.
If you got problems in Maine keep it Maine, same goes for any other state in my opinion. Unless disaster struck in any state where federal help would be needed, then yeah that's understandable because all states are like families that make this nation so great, but best bet you won't like having your son coming asking you for cash all the time. He better work for it. |
