Newsflash: FCC Shows Interest In....Factual Broadband Data

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University will
conduct an independent expert review of existing literature and studies about broadband
deployment and usage throughout the world. This project will help inform the FCC’s efforts in
developing the National Broadband Plan.

Managing Director, Steven VanRoekel: Mr. VanRoekel has over 18 years of Information
Technology and management experience and was most recently a top executive in the Windows
Server and Tools division at Microsoft Corporation. Mr. VanRoekel held various positions in his
15 years at Microsoft, including managing Microsoft’s cross-industry Web Services team and
serving as Speech and Strategy Assistant to Bill Gates. Mr. VanRoekel also assisted Mr. Gates
in his transition from CEO of Microsoft to Chief Software Architect and advised the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation on its shift in giving philosophy from a focus on technology to a
focus on world health.

said by S_engineer:

I know Matt, but factual data should accompany any monies spent by our gov't for the purpose of legislating a plan. Outsourcing this to Harvard, or Connected Nation will only facilitate more questions since, the FCC should already have this data in the first place!

said by DaveDude:

I have never seen such grandstanding before in my life, with this administration. Suddenly because they said, its factual. How about lowering taxes, and free market healthcare ?

said by jester121:

Tax rate cuts stimulate the economy every time they've been tried, ....

said by nasadude:

right wing myth. all available data shows the stimulative effects of tax cuts are small, at best.

and tax cuts DO NOT pay for themselves.

from the WSJ: »blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/07/2···s-faded/
In a letter to Spratt released Friday, CBO director Peter Orszag said, “The short-term effects of EGTRRA and JGTRRA in stimulating aggregate demand in the economy have largely dissipated by now, and the supply-side effects of those policies are uncertain but are probably small.”

Congressional budget office fact sheet: »budget.senate.gov/democratic/pre···2702.pdf

CBO Confirms that the Tax Cut is the Primary Cause for Deterioration of the Budget. These
new estimates confirm – despite continuing efforts by the White House to mislead the public about
this – that the President’s tax cut enacted last year is the single biggest cause of the deterioration in
the budget.

said by jester121:

Typical left wing knee jerk propaganda.

....

said by nasadude:

I expected that response. The congressional budget office is widely accepted as non-partisan, with studies, analysis, etc. being requested and used by both republicans and democrats.

as for the heritage foundation, if they said the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, I would not believe it unless I had observed it myself.

forgot to mention: everyone knows facts have a liberal bias

said by IT Guy:

Can someone explain to me how we can pay down our country's debt without raising taxes?

said by openbox9:

Make no mistake, drastic debts require drastic measures to pay for them. There's a lot of fat wrapped up in various pieces of government. Tightening the belt isn't palatable for some, but there are a lot of programs that can be downsized or cut altogether. Federal jobs would most likely need to be cut along with several social and other government programs. None of which will be tolerated by special interests in Washington, so I predict continued growth in our debt.

said by openbox9:

I'm talking more than just shaving discretionary spending That's also why I said it won't be tolerated by special interests groups.

said by sonicmerlin:

As for openbox, I'm sure you'd love to cut socialistic programs. That would help the rich a great deal wouldn't it?

said by sonicmerlin:

I could cite data demonstrating the absolute idiocy of your doom and gloom predictions but I really feel like I'd be wasting my time talking into a wall.

said by wentlanc:

Get corporations to pay their fair share, rather than having lots of loopholes to hide their money in!

said by Rogue Wolf:

Sadly, many people keep forgetting this. When faced with higher taxes, a corporation's executive staff will not say "Well, let's pay ourselves less to make up for it", they will say "Well, let's raise prices to make up for it" or "Well, let's cut back on service/employees/benefits to make up for it".

Let's make taxes fairer for everyone, sure, but let's also remember that corporations get their money from us.