karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
iraq
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Re: And Who Will Pay?
Pay the bills and not get any benefit? WOW, that the kind of statement that fractures society. So by your reasoning, all the poor people should be left to die? I mean, you pay taxes to support your hospital, and they are providing FREE CARE. And in your world, why should we have an interstate highway system? I mean, YOU don't use it, so why should you have to pay for it? And the fire department? YOU haven't had a fire, so why should YOU have to pay for it.
The internet is a NECESSARY utility, if you want to be a productive member of society. The fact that someone choose to live in a 'rural' area shouldn't mean they are second class citizens. The internet is, and should be treated as, a utility. Which means that wherever you choose to live in the US, you should have access to it. It may not be cheap, but at least it should be avialable.
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jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
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| said by karlmarx  : The internet is, and should be treated as, a utility. Which means that wherever you choose to live in the US, you should have access to it. It may not be cheap, but at least it should be avialable. It is available everywhere. It's called Netzero dial up. And it's cheap!
Or did you mean to say that everyone should have the same high speed internet? That would be more in keeping with your namesake's views.  |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA | reply to karlmarx
This is spot on. Wow, you guys are all giving great points today! I've agree with something that everyone has written so far. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
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Everyone should have BROADBAND. Dialup is NOT good enough for today's needs. That's like saying you can have 20 amp service electricity in the country, while you have to have 100 or 200 amp service in the city. It doesn't fit the way all Americans live. |
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