gaforces (banned)United We Stand, Divided We Fall join:2002-04-07 Santa Cruz, CA |
gaforces (banned)
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2014-May-19 10:54 am
TURNBetrayal for 20 pcs of silver they will turn on their own people. | |
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HuhIs that not a considered a conflict of interest? When your a politician your above the law anyway. The system is broken! | |
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Mike
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2014-May-19 11:10 am
Re: HuhExcept that it's completely legal.
When money writes the system, money will be involved. | |
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Re: HuhIt's not illegal because the politicians would have to write the law to make it illegal. We are supposed to replace politicians that don't listen, but what can you do when you there isn't anyone that you could viably replace them with. Since the amount of money required to create a new selection is so high, you have to be independently wealthy at the extreme where you either don't care or its back to being tied to corporation donations.
Making your own rules for yourself tends end like this. Decide your own raise, don't even have to show up to work, special exemptions from the laws you make everyone else follow, etc. | |
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Anon
2014-May-19 5:15 pm
Re: HuhI think you just described every despot since time began. | |
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said by Yucca Servic:Is that not a considered a conflict of interest? When your a politician your above the law anyway. The system is broken! Only when they don't like what one of there own is doing. Other wise it is all fine. Still I have the feeling there is no way they are only getting $10,000-100,000 in stock to bend over. At this point though, I really don't care what happens to time warner cable. They are stuck in 2000 anyways in 99% of there markets, worst CS, worst up time and slowest speeds in the cable business. At lest they haven't really capped hard in most places for some time. ( Or at lest they say that and then throttle the crap out of hulu.) | |
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ke4pym
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2014-May-19 11:43 am
Re: Huhsaid by why60loss They are stuck in 2000 anyways in 99% of there markets, worst CS, worst up time and slowest speeds in the cable business. At lest they haven't really capped hard in most places for some time. ( Or at lest they say that and then throttle the crap out of hulu.) Really? Because I sure don't remember having 50/5 in 2000. | |
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Mike
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2014-May-19 11:47 am
Re: HuhYou were a king if you had OOL 10/1 in 2000 when the rest of us peasants were using some now defund ISP 512kb/128kb. | |
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said by ke4pym:said by why60loss They are stuck in 2000 anyways in 99% of there markets, worst CS, worst up time and slowest speeds in the cable business. At lest they haven't really capped hard in most places for some time. ( Or at lest they say that and then throttle the crap out of hulu.) Really? Because I sure don't remember having 50/5 in 2000. » www.speedtest.net/my-res ··· 03809898Looks like 2000 to me. Just glad I don't pay for it no more, they won't get one more dime from me. (The above is 57.99 a month.) Comcast is far better and cost less ($30 a month): » www.speedtest.net/my-res ··· 09171948 | |
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ke4pym
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2014-May-19 7:08 pm
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shmerl
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2014-May-19 11:35 am
Lawful corruption.That's simply disgusting how bribery is not a crime when it's called "lobbying". | |
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Re: Lawful corruption.With Money = Free Speech. Technically there is no more bribery. Only talking... | |
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Just to be clearRepublican and Democrat
The political elite, and the rest of us. | |
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What do you expect?America has the best politicians that money can buy. | |
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| Rogue WolfAn Easy Draw of a Sad Few join:2003-08-12 Troy, NY |
Re: What do you expect?Only a matter of time before we do away with that outmoded, archaic "voting" thing and just award offices to whoever raises the most funds. | |
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BonezX
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2014-May-19 1:42 pm
Re: What do you expect?doesn't that already happen ? | |
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Anon
2014-May-19 1:25 pm
As private citizens senators are free to do as they wishHowever, if they send these from official locations than they are in huge conflict of interest. They have a personal stake in this so should stay the hell out. Not to mention I thought government officials weren't supposed to be involved in stocks at all while in office. Of course, the government is 'Do as I say, not as I do' in the US.
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Lawmakers not cooperating with corporations will get primaried.The new way the corporate fascists keep lawmakers on a short leash is by primarying those that do not support corporate positions in opposition to actions that are in the best interest of the average citizen. See definition here: » www.urbandictionary.com/ ··· rimaried"Primaried: To have a wealthy backer provide support to someone who will publicly oppose and trash you, usually in politics, and usually from your own party." | |
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Re: Lawmakers not cooperating with corporations will get primaried.corruption 101 | |
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utility ruleall the utility rule will do is allow ISPs to break net neutrality rules and start charging taxes and surcharges to your internet bills-- so nothing good for the consumer. the FCC is already chomping at the bit to get a USF charge built into the bottom line charge for internet access the same way some localities have jacked up he price of VOIP phone service to over $10 a month NOT counting the VOIP company charges-- highway robbery, IMO. the cost of cable-tv is already over $10 a month for franchise, taxes, rentals & surcharges. this is yet another reason to go cold turkey into a streaming/downloading form of video consumption. | |
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| ITGeeks join:2014-04-20 Cleveland, OH |
Re: utility ruleI've been saying that making the ISPs into utilities won't do anything but cause bills to go up. USF, state, local, federal, taxes? All of that is going to get added to the bill. Look for $5+ to be added to the bottom line if this were to pass. | |
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Re: utility ruleAlso look for fewer choices of ISPs. Mine would fold under the burden of Title II regulations. | |
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el_huason
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2014-May-20 5:50 am
This is yet another reasonwhy I hate politicians. Nothing but crooks, cheats and liars. It's gotten to the point that the current political system is no longer acceptable - even total anarchy is a better alternative (at least I'll be able to properly defend myself against evil-minded jerks like these). And no, where I live I have no voting choice - it's either these corrupted human beings, or nothing . "Only two kinds of human beings can be trusted - dead and extinct. All others must be avoided at all costs" me. | |
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