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Spectrum Fees May Preclude US Low-Cost Cellular
theodp writes "Not to apologize for an industry that charges $27,000 to catch a Chicago Bears game, but will the huge spectrum fees charged by the government block the emergence of low-cost cellular service? In the most recent FCC spectrum auction, carriers paid nearly $20 billion to grab a swath of the 700MHz spectrum. And now under President Obama's proposed budget, wireless carriers would be hit with huge annual fees — eventually reaching $550 million per carrier per year — for the right to hold a spectrum license. Critics say the carriers will simply pass these fees through to consumers."
Right! Corporations should have everything for free. We should do everything they want. And I suppose you want to polish Bill Gates' balls too.
You are basically arguing the same old tired right wing arguement. Spectrum is a resource. How do we sell it and get the fair market value? Well you auction it off dumbass!
If these companies are dumb enough to pay too much then they go out of business and the spectrum goes right back to the American People. And another company picks up the infrustructure for a bargain. THAT'S HOW CAPITALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK!! ITS SUPPOSED TO BE MESSY.
You idiots are arguing for a perfect world where the government decides who to *give* away resources too. YOU DUMBASSES are COMMUNIST acting like capitalist.
NO, now is the time to cut taxes. Cutting taxes actually brings in more income to the government. It works every time it's tried. Even better - if we passed the Fair Tax, business would boom and you'd have to hide to keep from working.
Google or Wiki "Laffer Curve".
Then take on Mission Impossible - convince an ignorant Democrat who is steeped in class warfare rhetoric. You could fill a library with what Democrats don't know about economics.
I'm not sure I see how government fees hurt the economy. The government seems to spend all of its receipts on goods and services such as the stimulus plan so this would seem to help the economy.
Apparently, you've never:
1) Formed and operated a business
2) Made a payroll for five or more employees
3) Had to deal with IRS or other government bureaucrats.
Unless you can answer "I have" to two or more of these, you are not qualified to make such a statement. You can offer it as an opinion, but try working in the real world and see if you still believe what you have written.
== First cross river, then insult alligator.