rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Ridiculous... What do we get for that $44 billion? How many people get service? Whenever I hear spending billions on rural, I think $100,000 spent to wire and maintain a few customers. My parents live in rural Missouri and they went with high-speed wireless. They are in the middle of nowhere and they have two service providers. It isn't great, it isn't cheap ($50/month) but it's always-on, it's 10 times faster than dialup and it's good enough. |
rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | I'm not missing the point. The point is those that don't have it, want me to help them get it. I already do that way more than most in the form of federal, state, medicare/medicaid, social security, property and sales taxes.
The entire government is nothing more than a bloated and completely corrupt (think Obama's clean -- yeah right...) wealth-transfer system. The ridiculous part is most of the time it's from those of us who make the economy work to those who already have way too much (how about those auto-executives offering to work for $1...gee, they might have to sell their backup limos. I feel so bad for them.) The financial bailout, the auto bailout and now those scammed out of their life's savings are all turning to the government. To propose that the government spend billions on high-speed networks is no different.
I lost half my 401K. Can I get a bailout? Where is it going to come from? Are they going to tax me more so they give it back to me minus administrative overhead? I'd rather just keep my money and rebuild it myself!
When did we forget that the government is you, me and everyone else. We pay for our government. If you need a new roof on your house or your lawn trimmed, are we now a nation that feels entitled to knock on our neighbor's door and ask for money? Educate me as to how asking for billions to upgrade our Internet is different?
The loss of one's life savings, a life cut short due to inadequate health care or a newborn addicted to drugs are all terrible tragedies and we should do all we can afford to do. But what can we afford to do?
Our government isn't just printing money, it's giving each one of us a high-interest credit card with a two-comma balance. I think we all know it and yet we continue to turn our palms to the sky and ask for even more. And when we get it, don't anyone even think about trying telling us how we should live. We'll take the handout, thank you very much, but there cannot be any rules attached. We need total freedom to express ourselves even though today's kids look silly and ridiculous with their piercings, tattoos and pants around knees and completely oblivious and indifferent parents who blame the lack of sex education in the school system when their 14 year old daughter gets pregnant.
A recent mother of three was allegedly killed in her home by two high school seniors that were robbing her house. She walked in on them and one of them shot her three times. Her 10 year old son came home and found her dead in the hallway. Neither of the suspects had attended school since before the Thanksgiving break. The parents of the boy who did not pull the trigger were quoted as saying, "We knew our boy was capable of robbery but he would never murder anyone."
Is it just me or does it sound like these parents accept the fact that their son was robbing people? Is this why we all feel entitled? We just don't know any better? |
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