tiger72
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Saint Louis, MO
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Re: Free enterprise?
what, again, is wrong with socialism? That said, I don't see anything "socialist" about this project. "screw the cost and who pays it" - are you stoned? This is the BEST possible way to finance such a project. It's not taking money from income taxes or property taxes, just from casino taxes. I just don't see how this could be bad. I'd love for Kansas City to do the same thing, but NorthKC has always been a step ahead of us in regards to 'net speeds. |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
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| Yeah I'm stoned if that makes you feel better. Sorry I just don't buy into the broadband socialism which is so pervasive here. If it is so great then people & businesses would be lined up to dump their own money in it regardless of what the big bad incumbents do or say. It isn't, they aren't. What is so hard to understand?
Build it and they will come...right. The only people "coming" are the government drones spending all that money.
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I'm not the only cowboy in this one-horse metaphor... |
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Minister
join:2002-01-02
Fleeting | Not sure where you get "Socialism" from not wanting your government bought off by mega-corps.
That term is bandied about too frequently.
There is a massive difference between advocating broad socialism and what's occurring here. |
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So, if this is socialism, and it's bad, then how about these ideas:
Sell municipal water systems. They compete with potential private ventures, especially the bottled water companies.
Get rid of public transit. It takes business away from taxicabs, and if there's money to be made from running buses and trains, someone will do it.
Eliminate city trash collection. Granted, it's often contracted out to private companies, but cities have no business designating a carrier. Allow individuals to pick their collection company.
Eliminate public schools. Public education is paid for by tax dollars, which is unfair to people without children. If someone has a child, they can pay for their education.
Eliminate public broadcasting. Then, we might have commercial classical radio that can make money. Eliminating public television would make room for at least one more private channel in most areas, not to mention that PBS steals market share from commercial stations.
Sell parks to private entities, such as country clubs. Many people never go to parks, and they cost a lot to maintain. Private companies can do it better that inefficient parks and recreation authorities, and those who actually use them can pay the cost.
Can anyone think of any other things that are too socialistic (What a word!) for our country? |
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