[Tiara]

Originally posted by mikhael
There is no evolution, Rictor. Only creation

You might be serious but I find that statement hilarious

[Rictor]

Yeah, love the broadband, but seeing as how you could now spend up to 10 years in prison for filesharing, thanks to our buddies in Congress, its useless.

Woot...oh wait. No.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Tiara

You might be serious but I find that statement hilarious

It was intended to be sarcastic.

[an0n]

Really? I'd never have guessed.....

[Liberator]

I am reminded of a quote of Ben Franklin in relation to the type of government they had given the USA:

"A republic, if you can keep it."

It is not the Government's role to accelerate the integration of broadband, just as it's not their role to force a switch to HD-TV.

[an0n]

Or push newer, more effective drugs. Or institute measures to protect kids online. Or to make it less detrimental for companies to use eco-safe practices. Or to encourage kids to read.

[Knight Templar]

Or to fund school.

[an0n]

I think before they start whoring out broadband they should get some ****ing state-run health care.

[Knight Templar]

Who needs healthcare when you can download pr0n twice as fast?

[Rictor]

Originally posted by an0n
I think before they start whoring out broadband they should get some ****ing state-run health care.

Never even thought of that. Good point.

[Grey Wolf]

What can you expect? He's trying to get votes. Politicians are, by definitions, people who try to ingratiate themselves to the people. Odds of this actually going through? Anyone's bet. But I bet if it does, it won't be free.

"New on the tax form is your mandatory $1000 broadband-supporting tax. Even if you don't have a computer."

[Ace]

Believe it or not, I agree with you.

However, for slightly different reasons. From what the article states, it sounds like the regulations on the limit of what a company owns that are going to be removed to "encourage more broadband" easily allow one or two large companies to buy out smaller companies, 'do not innovate since they're small and lack purchasing power,' and not install broadband in the areas they've purchased.

It's going on the assumption that it is profitable to switch to broadband, and sadly I don't think a lot of companies are going to see it profitable to install broadband in some rural areas. Regions that could really use it, since it'd allow for better employment opportunities in areas where there are few.

Sure, it means that there's going to be more broadband overall in the US, but if I'm a small company who wants to start a local broadband company for my area even if I have the capital for the venture it's going to be even more difficult than before to get started because as opposed to competing with a medium sized company, I'm directly competing with one of the large ones. Even if I provide a good service, it's an uphill battle to get the word out that it exists.

Of course this is all hypothetical. Afterall, I'm sure a lot of people see the short term gain of some areas getting more broadband a lot more important than having some good (and bad) local services.

Anyway, it's all just evil leftist liberal propiganda! Afterall, Bush LOVES small business since he's a Republican and everything HE does is for small government and to help make it easier for people work in the free market!

[Liberator]

State run health care is an red herring, do you want to wait for 10 weeks for a 5 min physical to get a job?

The only reason people want it is because Health Care is so damned expensive.  

Here's a better solution, find out what changed in the late 60's-early 70's to cause the cost of healthcare to skyrocket, and kill it.

School Funding is at an all time high.  The problem is the Administration is an inept, ponderous beuracracy.  The Head of the School district doesn't need to drive a new Escalade every 2 years or buy $4000 Rolexes when the schools in his district are falling apart.  Teacher's should be taught to treat their students differently based on the color of their skin and have it called "Diversity Studies", when in fact it's an excuse to give a hateful person a job when they couldn't get one anywhere else.

Government is the Problem not the Solution.  I've met very few Government Employee's outside of Defense that take their job seriously, and don't try to milk the system.

[Rictor]

Originally posted by Liberator
Teacher's should be taught to treat their students differently based on the color of their skin and have it called "Diversity Studies", when in fact it's an excuse to give a hateful person a job when they couldn't get one anywhere else.

Are you serious?

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And Liberator, I don't know if you aware, but the average teacher isn't exactly rolling in money. They don't drive a Lexus or have a $4000 gold watch. Jeez, just look at their salaries. They could almost certainly be getting more money in any other chosen field, so it is pretty clear to me that they are teachers becuase they want to be. In addition, you have to go to teacher's college in addition to your basic post-secondary, so thats time and money they invest, only to get a ****ty salary and have people like you giving them hell.

Teachers put up with bad salaries, long hours and all that, because they love teaching. If they didn't, they'de be out of their in a second to find a more lucrative career.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Liberator
State run health care is an red herring, do you want to wait for 10 weeks for a 5 min physical to get a job?

What the hell are you on about?  Why would a physical be conducted in a hospital / doctors surgery for a job?

[SadisticSid]

I hate this state pushing of broadband into homes. The British Government is also guilty of this, which is anything but a conservative idea. Why the internet is seen as a something of a basic human right I don't understand - the same could be true of any frivolous thing like TV or mobile phones. And if 20 million homes in the US really do use broadband already, that to me speaks wonders for how well the private sector is pushing this commercial concept. The state should keep its interfering fingers out of it.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Rictor


Are you serious?

I'm guessing that statement missed an n't. Cause otherwise he's talking crap and racist crap at that.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Liberator
State run health care is an red herring, do you want to wait for 10 weeks for a 5 min physical to get a job?

The only reason people want it is because Health Care is so damned expensive.  

...

Government is the Problem not the Solution.  I've met very few Government Employee's outside of Defense that take their job seriously, and don't try to milk the system.

Originally posted by Thomas Jefferson

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Look at that: "...that among these are LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." and "That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men..."

Imagine that. The protection of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is the job of a government.

What is health care, funded and mandated federally, but the pursuit and protection of one of these unalienable rights? When you're working three jobs, just trying to afford rent and food, and your employer doesn't provide health care, it is the government's job to help you take care of one of your unalienable rights.

I find it rather interesting, by the way, that Australia's "red herring" works so well. Indeed, its one of the chief reasons I'm willing to move there. They know how to take care of their people.

[Bobboau]

and then the second half of his sentence doesn't mach up with the first

teachers don't make ubber bucks but the administrators do

[Bobboau]

you know, I went to two publick schools and one privite (highschool) (dad had to take on a second job to aford it, he is BTW a teacher). I can tell you there was a huge diference between the atatudes of both the students and the teachers, I went from all Fs all the time (especaly in english and math) to makeing the upper 10th percentile in the local colage entry tests (in math and science, my english skills still suck, as some of you may have notised, I'm dyslexic BTW). the biggest diference I saw was probly in the students, the four years I went to that school I didn't have to spend every moment of every day watching out for some atack, I wasn't in constant fear for my safety. but the teachers actualy seemed to enjoy there job and they did such a great job of it, the interesting thing is the teachers at the privet highschool actualy got paid about half what the teachers in the local public schools got paid, go figure.