elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA
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·Verizon Online DSL
| Yet another welfare program?
The only reason anyone is "bickering" over the "minimum definition", is so they can lobby to tax the rest of us to fund their particular subsidy program or "green job" pork.
The same type of people forever claim we have "47 million uninsured" and are always redefining the "poverty line", so as to make sure our schools serve enough free lunches and they can buy enough union votes. In my neighborhood, the "poor" have huge government apartments, drive huge new SUVs, have big flat-screen TV's, and yes, they have broadband.
Broadband, of any speed, is not necessary for living. There is no need to subsidize it. There is no application that makes it a requirement for anyone's household, and we already have a federal tax in place to "wire the schools".
People choose to live in rural settings, just as some of us choose to pay more to live in urban settings. If "broadband" costs more on the farm, so be it. Are the country folks going to subsidize my rent? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
| The Dems will rule for at least the next 2 yrs and welfare to buy minority voters will be the order of the day. Look for a definition of broadband to be listed as a life necessity and look for computer handouts and Internet access for the inner cities. |
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rit56
join:2000-12-01
New York, NY | Once again showing the readers here how "white" and single minded you are. With people like you do you really think your party will make any gains in 2010? |
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mlcarson
join:2001-09-20
Las Cruces, NM
| reply to elray
The "country folk" probably pay more for utilities and have higher property taxes than most in the cities who "rent". Your attitude that only those who live in the city should be entitled to these services is the problem. People who live in town generally have a choice of at least 2 forms of broadband -- DSL & Cable modem. Many who live in rural areas don't have any options except dialup or satellite -- neither of which should qualify as "broadband".
Any infrastructure build up should hit the unserved areas first and not simply give those who already have options yet another one.
said by elray  :People choose to live in rural settings, just as some of us choose to pay more to live in urban settings. If "broadband" costs more on the farm, so be it. Are the country folks going to subsidize my rent? |
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RadioDoc
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Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
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Change "Dems" to "Repubs", "welfare" to "simulated tax cuts" and "minority" to "suburban" and that's what we've had from the current administration. I guess it all depends on which side of the handout you're on.
Sadly, this discussion has been buried in inane political swill.
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