 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | Fines And just where do you think the money comes from to pay the fine? yep! bullshit fees on YOUR BILL!
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 tschmidtPremium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
kudos:5 | Since fines are considered a normal business expense by the IRS taxpayers actually wind up paying most of the bill.
That said what other mechanism do you propose to compel companies to play by the rules?
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| said by tschmidt:That said what other mechanism do you propose to compel companies to play by the rules? /tom The IRS has ways to make a companies business practices very painful. Furthermore, extend that practice into their personal finances....or maybe the death sentence! |
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 gaforcesUnited We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | reply to tschmidt
If the FCC would stick to it's stated policy and rule against them for blocking, that would open the way for the company's and customer's affected by the blocking to receive damage awards.
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to tschmidt
In a 'true' open market with competition, their rates would go up, and customers would leave to go to a competitor (eg. AT&T/Verizon)
Since there isn't any 'real' competition, rates will go up for Comcast, and their competitors will raise rates as well, and make more profits.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to dvd536
Perhaps its better to have the fines be a % of that years's dividends, after all, don't the stock holders "own" the company? If the stockholders loose money, its going to be time for a good old fashioned roasting.  |
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