Old_Grouch
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join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
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 ·AT&T Midwest
| Wonder why
I suppose you could imagine that at&t feels sorry for us and wants to champion keeping a lid on taxes.
Or, you could believe they are worried that if enough people get irritated at taxes they might have to withdraw some of their shared overhead costs on the bill like regulatory cost recovery and the slew of other "pay my expenses" treats they dish up monthly.
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EUS
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join:2002-09-10
Montreal, QC
clubs: | Good point. |
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jester121
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to Old_Grouch
Who else is going to pay their expenses, if not customers? 
I see little difference whether it appears as a higher price or another line item masquerading as a tax. |
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Old_Grouch
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join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
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·AT&T Midwest
| If your monthly charges for service are those allowed by the regulatory agencies in each jurisdiction - - - only so much cost can be squeezed under the roof - - especially if you are out of rate-of-return and into a maximum price for service regardless of the costs that support it.
But, if you can exclude some of those costs and call them some trumped-up gibberish on a separate line of the bill, you can have your cake and eat it too.
Put the costs in the rate base and you impact (negatively) the money available to buy jets and golf memberships at Augusta. But, if you can slop the costs over to a legal-sounding line as though the gubberment made you do it, you have your costs offset and earn well at the same time.
I don't fault them for doing it. I merely like to clarify their apparent benevolence.
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skrupowies
join:2002-08-22
Wallingford, CT
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 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to Old_Grouch
said by Old_Grouch  :I suppose you could imagine that at&t feels sorry for us and wants to champion keeping a lid on taxes. Or, you could believe they are worried that if enough people get irritated at taxes they might have to withdraw some of their shared overhead costs on the bill like regulatory cost recovery and the slew of other "pay my expenses" treats they dish up monthly.
It really amazes me how the anti-AT&T'ers can turn something like "supporting a tax ban" into AT&T bashing. Whether it's for their own agenda or not, the bottom line is that if there is an access tax, YOU the consumer will pay that tax -- NOT AT&T. Whether you like AT&T or not you should be on their side on this issue. |
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Old_Grouch
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join:2004-05-26
Greenwood, IN
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·AT&T Midwest
| When you have developed and shown unique skills or knowledge that qualifies you to tell me how I should "side", I'll let you know.
Any time I read that at&t (or almost any other large company) is turning up the flame under it's employee or share-holder letter writing machine, I usually suspect it is for their benefit rather than an act of benevolence.
Is that bashing? Call it what you will.
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skrupowies
join:2002-08-22
Wallingford, CT
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·AT&T U-Verse
| said by Old_Grouch :When you have developed and shown unique skills or knowledge that qualifies you to tell me how I should "side", I'll let you know.
You are absolutely correct, you can side any way you'd like. And while I don't think this is an act of benevolence on AT&T's part, and it may very well be for their benefit, the bottom line is that you, Old_Grouch, will pay that tax -- not AT&T or Verizon or Quest or Comcast.......
I can't speak for you, as you've already pointed out, but I am paying quite enough taxes already, thank you very much. If you feel that you aren't, how about I send you some of my tax bills?  |
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