ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Govt has better things to do than to try to appease broadband geeks. | |
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Crisis Management Squad
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join:2002-02-08
Houston, TX
clubs: | Re: Govt has better things to do Like what? | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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| Re: Govt has better things to do said by removed  :Like what? Let's see:
1. Do something about $4+ a gallon gas.
2. Do something about all the food crops being wasted on fuel production.
3. Do something about the 20+ million illegal aliens infesting our country and bankrupting taxpayers.
4. Do something about the lack of new electrical generation capacity that is sorely needed in this country.
I am sure there are many more things that can be added to this list, but I think resolving the above problems are slightly more important than knowing where broadband is available.
However, I personally have solved the problem of people not knowing whether or not broadband is available in their area. Simply follow the links in the linked post and you can find out all the information you need (hopefully the links still work).
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| Re: Govt has better things to do said by pnh102 :said by removed :Like what? Let's see: 1. Do something about $4+ a gallon gas. Like work from home on your Broadband connection? That you dont have because you live in rural america ....
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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| Re: Govt has better things to do said by Headtalk :Like work from home on your Broadband connection? That you dont have because you live in rural america .... That would help considering the Democrat Party is floating a proposal to raise the gas tax.
»ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmEs···921I4TG0
Oh wait. Why would they care? They get their gas tax free as it stands now.
»www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9964441
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CylonRed
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join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| Sad part id #3 is not causing bankruptcies but the govt printing money for economic stimulus and wars is... I am sure you won't mind US farmers moving their operations to Mexico as some are already doing or paying a few bucks more per quart of strawberries or other fruit that is very labor intensive. Heck - I am even sure if there are enough legal aliens or US workers who would even take the job. Believe it or not - there are benefits to this society - that being cheap labor. Removal of cheap labor means inflation and higher costs and struggling to find workers to do those jobs. | |
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
USA
| Re: Govt has better things to do said by David :said by removed :Like what? oh I dunno, I think improving health care is a good place to start. Oh yea, please improve health care, they've done such a good job in stream lining all their other agencies, please take a crack at 'fixing' health care.
I can only imagine what kind of service you'd get from a industry that can't recruit enough workers now to meet demand. | |
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NetAdmin
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join:2008-05-22
| It is a bit hard to craft, adjust or remove regulations when you have no clue about the state of the thing which you are regulating. This is why the government needs to know about the state of broadband deployment.
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Re: Govt has better things to do They already know the blueprints of your home, type of car you drive, how much money you make, etc.
Do we really need to divulge every little thing? If it aint broke.... | |
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NetAdmin
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join:2008-05-22
| Re: Govt has better things to do said by ninjatutle :They already know the blueprints of your home, type of car you drive, how much money you make, etc. Do we really need to divulge every little thing? If it aint broke.... Wow, talk about going off topic.
So, in your mind, you think its better when government pass regulations without know what they are regulating. For example, how can you know if it is broke if you don't know anything about the state of broadband? You can't.
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | Re: Govt has better things to do We don't need more regulations, that's the problem. | |
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NetAdmin
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join:2008-05-22
| Re: Govt has better things to do said by ninjatutle :We don't need more regulations, that's the problem. With out fully knowing the state of broadband, how can one state that with any degree of certainty?
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join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| said by NetAdmin :It is a bit hard to craft, adjust or remove regulations when you have no clue about the state of the thing which you are regulating. This is why the government needs to know about the state of broadband deployment. Of course, it is also difficult to regulate when you have no clue about the very thing you're regulating at all... considering how ignorant many politicans seem to be on the internet in general, one wonders what sort of "well-meaning" regulation we'd end up with... | |
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alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
| I think you are right, most Government Officials don't even know or care about Broadband. The Average Person is happy with speeds above Dial-Up, especially if they are only charged $10 or $15. So if the Average Person doesn't care about Broadband why should The Government. | |
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Xizer
join:2004-02-05
New York, NY
| Pssst... how do you guys think Japan and South Korea have 100 Mbps symmetrical fiber to most homes?
I hear the government had a hand in it. 
So much for that grand 'ol free market in the U.S.A. huh? | |
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Chicago, IL
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| said by ninjatutle :than to try to appease broadband geeks. Broadband is a precursor to business. It needs to be plentiful and cheap. | |
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Re: Govt has better things to do It is plentiful and cheap. Everyone I know has it or can get it. | |
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Chicago, IL
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| Re: Govt has better things to do said by ninjatutle :It is plentiful and cheap. Everyone I know has it or can get it. Ninjatutle: 100 megabits for $35 is Broadband and Americans don't get close to that unless they live in fios area's. | |
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mattruby
@rr.com
| Like wearing flag pins. And invading Iraq. And subsidizing oil. And giving Cheney a tap on everyone's phones.
Just because the government that *you* voted for every chance you got, the Republicans, can't do anything right (on purpose, because government is bad for their corporations), doesn't mean we the people don't create a government to protect ourselves.
You people have screwed up everything you've touched. Of course we should ignore the rest of your insistence on stopping our government from protecting our economy and our security. You're totally discredited. You owe us all an apology, not more bad advice. | |
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