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Billion Dollar Handout To Upgrade TVs
db32 writes "SFGate has the story of the cutoff date for those rabbit ear antennas that some of us grew up with (Feb. 19, 2009). Now while the story of analog vs. digital TV has been beaten to death, still I think there is something more here. 'The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration... said it is setting aside $990 million to pay for the boxes. Each home can request up to two $40 coupons for a digital-to-analog converter box, which consumer electronics makers such as RCA and LG plan to produce.' Beyond my disdain for most TV to begin with, I am blown away that with all of our current problems — homelessness and crime on the home front, war fighting and terrorism abroad — our government is seriously going to spend this much money on upgrading peoples' televisions."
Well I suppose the fat tubs of shit running those companies have homes....
What do you call redistributing Federal Tax Dollars from the prosperous Northern/Coastal states to the rest of the states who can't manage to break even?
Blar.
"Most Americans do not realize that, in a democracy, the citizens are responsible for the actions of the government."
Most Americans do not realize that the USA is NOT a democracy.
"In a non-democracy (e.g., China), we correctly deflect criticism of the people since they have no say in the actions of the government. By that same reasoning, the citizens of a democracy are fully responsible for the actions of the government since the government answers to the citizens via the ballot box.
When the American government injures people in foreign lands, the American public is responsible and become a legitimate target of military attack."
No, the American public is not responsible for those wars as we did not get to vote on them. In fact, we didn't even elect the man that started those wars, we elected Al Gore. However, GWB, with help from his brother and the SCOTUS, overthrew the legally elected president and set up the fascist regime that is currently in power.
This is just one more step down the road toward socialism. Government funded projects like this are used to acclimate the populous to become reliant on the Government for everything and on themselves for nothing. I for one will pay the extra $40.00 each as a protest to such programs, although I can guarantee all the coupons will be claimed within weeks or months of their release. It's all about redistribution of wealth. Next will be guaranteed health care for all, then who knows what else. As long as we rely on the Government to do these little things for us now, it will become easier to accept the bigger things coming in the future. More Government equals less freedom. It's not about T.V. or health care, it's about freedom. This is a nation of free people not a nation of people dependent on Government. The people should rule the Government, not the other way around.
Who do you think is actually paying for those coupons? The Government? Where do you think the Government got the money for the coupons? That's right, TAXES! From where? Your pocket. Redistribution of wealth sound familiar?
Would you feel good about getting a $40 coupon from someone that just took $10,000 from you?
Open your eyes to what is happening!
Or keep them shut and accept your fate. After all, it is a free country... for now.
...kind of like PBS
oh, and by the way, if you go to the "American" page from the you can find *plenty* of rerefernces the "bullshitted" statunitense term.
Again, if you are not cult enough to know what you are talking about please:
1. Shut up
2. Get out of your freaking sofa, turn off your TV and get out of your country and see that the world does not starts and ends in your America.
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