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Re: Wonder why 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_GrouchDon't just sit there silly DO somethingPremium
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kudos:1 | 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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| 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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