BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Re: Total B.S.
said by stevephl  :Excellent points, The best course of action would be the elimination of the USF altogether we already have enough taxes with corruption running rampant in Washington DC irrespective of party affiliation. No more USF taxes!!! Living large in Colorado Well that would be great but i's also fantasy. The USF is NOT going away so instead of talking about getting rid of it it's better to discuss better ways to use the USF. Keeping the status quo until a mythical day that won't happen is lunadcy. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Our government is what we make it. We do have the power to get rid of the USF. The problem is, individually, people will make the right decision but put us in a room and we'll tend to vote with the crowd. |
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stevephl
join:2000-11-27
Colorado Springs, CO
 ·Comcast
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With attitudes such as yours, certainly the USF will not go away anytime soon but if enough people write and phone their elected representatives we can turn this around eliminating this tax. It is time to make our voices heard in Washington, wealth redistribution is simply wrong. I am taking my own advice and doing just that contacting all of my elected representatives and a letter to the FCC. Oh and have a great Thanksgiving Day  |
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markopoleo
join:2003-04-02
Bonne Terre, MO
·Charter Pipeline
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said by rradina :Our government is what we make it. We do have the power to get rid of the USF. The problem is, individually, people will make the right decision but put us in a room and we'll tend to vote with the crowd. Actually the problem is its really not decided by a vote, its decided by people who want it in the first place.
Most of the stuff in government that needs to be changed is not up for a vote by people, its in the hands of people who already control it. You vote for the people not the situation sadly.
Its like sending a bill giving money to science research to a group of lawmakers who don't understand it, makes no sense. It does make sense to put things like this up to a vote.
Billions would be saved on useless projects that continue past there need. Heck, lots of government things would be shut down because people don't need them anymore. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by stevephl :With attitudes such as yours, certainly the USF will not go away anytime soon but if enough people write and phone their elected representatives we can turn this around eliminating this tax. It is time to make our voices heard in Washington, wealth redistribution is simply wrong. I am taking my own advice and doing just that contacting all of my elected representatives and a letter to the FCC. Oh and have a great Thanksgiving Day I rather deal with REAL situations and not waste time day dreaming about utpoian ones. You solution is a do nothing because if we wish hard enough things will change one day. And they won't and in 10 years you'll still be griping about waste. You want to get from poitn A to point Z without going through points B-Y. It doesn't work that way. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO
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We cannot put everything to a vote but we can vote for people that will might have the will to exercise fiscal responsibility. The average person would never have the time to understand the issue and cast an informed opinion. If we voted for everything, the media would have even more power to shape society by "spinning" the side they believe is right.
One of the problem with politics is that we almost always give folks a full term before holding them accountable for their decisions. Unless the guy is caught being a crook, it's extremely rare for anyone to get kicked out of office.
Politicians should be just like the rest of us who can be IMMEDIATELY terminated if we don't do a good job. And when TERMINATED, NO BENEFITS, NO RETIREMENT... just a coach plane ticket home.
Since the media won't do it without bias, maybe we need a government to watch the government. Yeah -- stupid idea but at least it's something different than just letting this crap continue. |
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DemonChicken
join:2006-10-15
Boon, MI | Terminating would be a good idea, but then once again democrats would be trying to terminate republicans and such. And considering the way the media is It would be imbalanced. |
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stevephl
join:2000-11-27
Colorado Springs, CO
·Comcast
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Wrong, where in my post did I mention sitting back and dreaming (wishing) for change? Being proactive in contacting elected officials does work, take for instance the following example; Congress this past summer was just about to pass sweeping new legislation that would have granted illegal aliens status, issuing "Z" Visa's and granting amnesty, millions of concerned, informed voters across the country, representing the full political spectrum did in fact phone, write and fax their elected representatives resulting in this bad piece of legislation to fail in the final vote tally. I am some what mystified that people are not willing to expend the energy and time necessary to effect change, they just want to "go along" not making waves whatever is currently popular not necessarily what is right.
I find that laws that allow for the taxation of citizens in order to give money to another group to be both unethical as well as unconstitutional. There is no need for the USF tax and we need to do everything we can to eliminate this tax which is a worthy goal which is precisely what I am doing. Thanks for your feedback, please enjoy a nice Thanksgiving Day holiday with your family and friends. |
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