sonicmerlin
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1 edit | Um...
There *is* change, which is why they're rushing to get this deal passed before Genachowski is appointed as head of the FCC.
This really demonstrates the true nature of the Republican party. Everything the FCC has ever done ever since being dominated by Republicans has been to help companies make as much money as possible while providing as little service to consumers as possible.
When Genachowski is put in charge, things will definitely change.
It just shocks me that Republicans are allowed over and over again, decade after decade, to have such anti-consumer and anti-non rich person influence over American life.
If you would read A People's History of the United States you would realize the people up top, especially Republicans, have never had the average American's best interests at heart. They've always been concerned with the capitalistic elite. It sickens me to watch stupid people fall for their lies year after year. |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | I believe the dysfunction here is truly bi-partisan in nature. Copps (a Democrat) is currently in charge, with he, Adelstein (a Democrat) and McDowell (Republican) also poised to sign off on these conditions.... |
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sonicmerlin
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| Copps can't do anything until Genachowski, his new boss, has the authority.
And really it's less about whether an individual considers himself Democratic or Republican, and more about the organization as a whole, and which party dominates its appointees. |
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1 edit | Copps can't do anything until Genachowski, his new boss, has the authority. Nope. Copps and the current three member panel can (and according to people in DC and the WSJ) are about to sign off on the merger before Genachowski even gets approved. |
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said by sonicmerlin  :When Genachowski is put in charge, things will definitely change. It You keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.
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sonicmerlin
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| The FCC did a decent job under a Democratic President and Congress, and a so-so job under a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Now that we're back under Democratic control of both branches I'm looking forward to some serious anti-trust litigation. |
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Bit
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Um, some partisans are simply in denial that "their guys" are just as corrupt as the "other guys".
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said by sonicmerlin :If you would read A People's History of the United States you would realize the people up top, especially Republicans, have never had the average American's best interests at heart. They've always been concerned with the capitalistic elite. It sickens me to watch stupid people fall for their lies year after year. What sickens me is that so many people voted for Obama thinking they were getting "change". Only about 2% were smart enough to vote for the only candidate that was willing to provide voters the protections they deserve (or do they?). |
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said by Karl Bode :I believe the dysfunction here is truly bi-partisan in nature. .... unfortunately, such is the case with many things these days - the wars, torture, illegal data collection, copyright ...
and don't forget, this government isn't working for the public right now, it's working for big business - that's bi-partisan too. |
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| said by nasadude :said by Karl Bode :I believe the dysfunction here is truly bi-partisan in nature. .... unfortunately, such is the case with many things these days - the wars, torture, illegal data collection, copyright ... and don't forget, this government isn't working for the public right now, it's working for big business - that's bi-partisan too. ...but it's a status quo we can believe in!
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Vast Wasteland
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said by sonicmerlin :The FCC did a decent job under a Democratic President and Congress I guess you slept through the outrageous farce which is the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A Democratic Congress wrote it, a Democratic President signed it and a Democratic FCC implemented it. |
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Vast Wasteland
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said by Karl Bode :I believe the dysfunction here is truly bi-partisan in nature. What dysfunction? The FCC was designed from the get-go to protect these companies from each other and create something of a market, which is pretty much what they've been doing for the last 75 years. Consumer protection is something that, if it happens in the pursuit of that goal, is just a pleasant accident. At no time has the FCC ever actually been a consumer-driven agency. |
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sonicmerlin
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The Telecommunications Act was actually very effective at first. Competition began to flourish in the mid to late 90's. It wasn't until the FCC, (Republican) Congress, and the courts gutted it later on, that it became a farce. |
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sonicmerlin
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The guy's had 5 months in office. What did you expect him to do in 5 months? |
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said by Vast Wasteland :
I guess you slept through the outrageous farce which is the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A Democratic Congress wrote it, a Democratic President signed it and a Democratic FCC implemented it.
I thought the problem with the 1996 Act was how the FCC dismantled it 7 years later with the Triennial Review Order. |
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said by sonicmerlin :The guy's had 5 months in office. What did you expect him to do in 5 months? Try not making the same decisions as Bush, which invalidates everything you've said. |
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said by sonicmerlin :The guy's had 5 months in office. What did you expect him to do in 5 months? Something other than spend us into insolvency. Obama I is just Bush II.
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sonicmerlin
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The same decisions? I could argue indepth with you, but since your argument presupposes perfect symmetry between both presidents' decision making, it stands to reason that one difference brings down your whole argument. So I suppose Obama's increased federal funding for stem-cell research is enough to prove you wrong.
I'm more interested in rating him when his 4 year term is near its end. By then we'll see how well his economic stimulus spending worked out (another fiscal policy Bush would have differed significantly on), and whether the newly appointed FCC head will have changed the course of broadband investment in America. |
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Vast Wasteland
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I guess that's why the bandits behind Northpoint, Rhythms and a dozen other paper CLECs ran off with the money.
You can't create a competitive market from an oligopoly with a pen. |
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sonicmerlin
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You need to spend to get out of a recession. This includes borrowing money, however much is necessary.
Most people's gut reaction in a time of economic hardship is to start hoarding and saving as much as possible, but from society's standpoint that is economic suicide. |
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