DirecTV To Raise Rates > Less than my cable tv rate hike!

said by fiberguy:

What you don't realize is that not everyone in this country is in a recession, or the SAME recession.. A recession is not necessarily universally felt.

California, for example, and I am sure the east as well, is in a much harder economical phase than we are in the upper midwest where things are still doing fairly well.

Again, you keep on moaning about CEO salaries.. your daggers are aimed in the wrong direction. CEO's could stop taking a salary AND bonus and it wouldn't change a damn thing to the consumer in the end. However, I know how fun it is to bitch and moan about a CEO's pay.. Everyone in this country has the same opportunity to get CEO pay.. go for it. Bashing CEO's at every turn is the same thing as "Mommmmmm.... He got more pudding than I diddddd!!!!" It's not attractive.

Do you have a right to piss and moan and complain? ABSOLUTELY... no one says you can't.. but, at least attack the right things and look smart about it instead of just pissing to the wind. AND.. at the same time, make sure you have your own house in order at the same time when doing so. In hard times, some people have to make cut backs.. What I/We hear from you is "prices are going up, I want to have the same and not pay any more".. and it's not going to happen. There are PLENTY of ways to still EASILY afford your bills.. you just need to make an effort, which I doubt you have.

In your reply my post, you spend all your energy on the CEO and not a lick of attention to ways to maximize your dollar or adjust your own budget.. you just chose to complain how a CEO is making a good salary and your rates are going up.

Things will never get better for you it seems.. good luck.

said by fiberguy:

Ahh yes.. the "contract"... so if your economic situation worsens at some point and you need to cut back, you can't with out being rewarded with a hefty penalty for tightening your ropes. For Verizon, they are the winners here.