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Re: So why don't US citizens get this?
From: "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy () druid net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:36:02 -0400
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:53:29 -0500 (CDT) Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net> wrote:
http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm Obviously this has its own axe to grind, but anyone who doesn't understand the fundamental truth, that the telcos greedily accepted this, took the money, and then ended up complaining and lobbying until they were allowed to provide much less, virtually noncompetitively, on terms extremely favorable to their own interests, well, if you don't get that, you're blind. The problem with the free market is that it doesn't work in the public's best interest, but rather in the best interest of the companies involved.
Say What? You talk about government mandated monopolies, government subsidies and massive government regulation and then point to it as a failure of the free market? Do you even know what "free market" means? -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy () druid net> | Democracy is three wolves http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on +1 416 425 1212 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner.
Current thread:
- So why don't US citizens get this? natalidel (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Max Tulyev (Jul 27)
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- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Guy_Shields (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? bmanning (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Mr. James W. Laferriere (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Patrick W. Gilmore (Jul 27)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Joe Greco (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Joe Greco (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Fred Baker (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Dave Crocker (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Jean-François Mezei (Jul 27)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? bmanning (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Joe Greco (Jul 27)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jul 27)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Jul 27)
- Re: OT: Free Market D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Jul 27)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Chris Stebner (Jul 26)
- Re: So why don't US citizens get this? Jay R. Ashworth (Jul 28)