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mprogersPremium
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Re: Here's the problem: Sure free, regulated, public utility internet for everyone - as fast as Amtrak, as reliable as the post office, as friendly as the DMZ - no competition, just like Ma Bell used to be - remember it took the move AWAY from regulated monopolies to accelerate phone development and bring down call prices.
Oh, and just remember the government regulated part - for all you leftists, imagine Bush-Cheney deciding who gets to communicate, what talk shows are are allowed, and who is jailed for saying or typing the wrong thing; for all you conservatives, imagine Obama-Chavez in the driver's seat.
You don't want government control of your means of communication, and you don't want them tapping it without a warrant - regardless of who's in charge - imagine the other lot in power and be very afraid! | |
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2 edits | said by mprogers:Sure free, regulated, public utility internet for everyone - as fast as Amtrak, as reliable as the post office, as friendly as the DMZ - no competition, just like Ma Bell used to be - remember it took the move AWAY from regulated monopolies to accelerate phone development and bring down call prices. Oh, and just remember the government regulated part - for all you leftists, imagine Bush-Cheney deciding who gets to communicate, what talk shows are are allowed, and who is jailed for saying or typing the wrong thing; for all you conservatives, imagine Obama-Chavez in the driver's seat. You don't want government control of your means of communication, and you don't want them tapping it without a warrant - regardless of who's in charge - imagine the other lot in power and be very afraid! I didn't say that the Govt. should own the Internet, nor did I say it should be free!
I said that the Internet needs to be regulated like the public utility it essentially is! NO everyone doesn't have to have it-any more then not everyone has electric service-BUT if you WANT to have it, it should be accessable, of a guaranteed minimum speed and quality and certainly not WALLED, like Comcrap is going to do to it now-with the court's blessing no less.
Your electric company is a regulated utility. It can not increase its rates willy nilly-it has to apply to the regulating board and JUSTIFY its rate increases. What's wrong with that? No one is saying that Comcast doesn't have the right to make a buck-or even a billion of them-just that they need a bit of reining in. | |
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