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ltjordan

join:2001-12-02
Hyattsville, MD
reply to gaforces
Re: Most Customers

Campaign contributions are bribes, it's just a nicer way of saying it. I thought everyone knew that.


gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall

join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA


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said by Rob See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

We have the most broadband customers, some of the highest prices and some of the slowest speeds.

Anyone see the problem here? Because I sure do.
That corporations in the U.S. are fueled by greed and not by the incentive of wanting to put their country ahead of all the other countries in terms of technology and broadband speeds?

No, I don't see that
Yeah, unfortunately that policy is taking us from being a world leader, to just the middle of the pack.

When did our Country go from being a leader, or an A student, to a follower, or a C student?
When the mega-corporations started running the country through lobbyists and campaign contributions (and old fashioned bribery.)
Those comapany's that throttle should be downgraded in the worlds broadband table's.
--
‘Do ye, quieting in your bosoms your strong hearts,
Who of many good things have had your fill even to surfeit,
With what is moderate nourish your mighty desire; for neither will
We yield, nor shall you have all else as you wish.’
Solon

zenafu

join:2007-06-12
Brooklyn, NY

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reply to Matt
Uh...in 2000?

oops, forgot the "j/k" tag.


Matt
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Jamestown, NC
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reply to Rob
said by Rob See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

We have the most broadband customers, some of the highest prices and some of the slowest speeds.

Anyone see the problem here? Because I sure do.
That corporations in the U.S. are fueled by greed and not by the incentive of wanting to put their country ahead of all the other countries in terms of technology and broadband speeds?

No, I don't see that
Yeah, unfortunately that policy is taking us from being a world leader, to just the middle of the pack.

When did our Country go from being a leader, or an A student, to a follower, or a C student?
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