 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
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Re: TWC should just release their stats said by fAcEtIOUs:And that is because the infrastructure was gov't funded at taxpayer expense. The broadband company didn't have to expend their capital $'s and the expenses of paying back loans for expansion. I would argue that private enterprise (when granted a near monopoly) is worse for consumers and costs us more than the government subsidizing it to begin with. |
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| said by Matt:said by fAcEtIOUs:And that is because the infrastructure was gov't funded at taxpayer expense. The broadband company didn't have to expend their capital $'s and the expenses of paying back loans for expansion. I would argue that private enterprise (when granted a near monopoly) is worse for consumers and costs us more than the government subsidizing it to begin with. And that brings us to the major philosophical difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives believe that gov't is inherently less efficient and less responsive than private enterprise and therefore will ultimately cost more to do the same tasks. And liberals believe that government will be more egaltarian and responsive to the taxpayers and have the general good in mind. Se la vie!
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by fAcEtIOUs:]And that brings us to the major philosophical difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives believe that gov't is inherently less efficient and less responsive than private enterprise and therefore will ultimately cost more to do the same tasks. And liberals believe that government will be more egaltarian and responsive to the taxpayers and have the general good in mind. Se la vie! You know, I keep hearing about this elusive "fiscal conservative" but I don't think even the late Steve Irwin could ever dig one up -- have you seen one lately? 
Why can't there be a middle ground? Let private enterprise do it, but impose rules and regulations upon them to protect consumers. |
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 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
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said by Matt:I would argue that private enterprise (when granted a near monopoly) is worse for consumers and costs us more than the government subsidizing it to begin with. I challenge you to look at tariff sheets for PUC-regulated LEC-delivered data circuits and make that same statement again. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by espaeth:said by Matt:I would argue that private enterprise (when granted a near monopoly) is worse for consumers and costs us more than the government subsidizing it to begin with. I challenge you to look at tariff sheets for PUC-regulated LEC-delivered data circuits and make that same statement again. Are you saying that because of the tariffs that are paid to local government? You don't think those tariffs are built into the circuit fee and then passed along to the consumer? |
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