That is because government and the media encourage people to be stupid. The government's reason is probably that stupid people are easier to control. As for the media, I guess they just like thinking they are smarter than everyone else. I guess that is why both media and government (almost) always appeal to emotion instead of reason. Anyone that doesn't want a more and more leftist government is called an "anti-government extremist." If you don't like the way things are, vote Libertarian.
Have you tried calling ATT? Do you "need" a 56K line or do you just want one? Shit, I "need" 106 octane gas for my streeet racer. Does that mean I should blow up a petroleum farm if the gas company won't sell it to me for $1/gallon?
> The same thing goes with other monopolies such > as telephone,
Actually, my phone service was better when ATT _was_ a monopoly, and I didn't have to put up with unsolicited phone calls "inviting" me to switch my long distance service.
> electricity, gas, and others. These too need > to be turned over to non-profit groups.
Yes you're correct. Government should control everything(?)
> You'll never get good service, fair service, > and decent customer service when profit is > involved.
I've experienced "free" health care when I was in the Air Force, and "for profit" health care since I got out. I'll pay every time. "Free" health care sucks. Note that doesn't mean I think monopolies are good, I just don't think that profit is evil...
> Just recently I called the *ASSHOLES* at > Sprint/United Telephone about getting a > 56k line and I was told it would be $236/mo >+$600 install.
Do you NEED it or WANT it? Have you tried calling ATT or another competitor to Sprint?
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That is because government and the media encourage people to be stupid. The government's reason is probably that stupid people are easier to control. As for the media, I guess they just like thinking they are smarter than everyone else. I guess that is why both media and government (almost) always appeal to emotion instead of reason. Anyone that doesn't want a more and more leftist government is called an "anti-government extremist." If you don't like the way things are, vote Libertarian.
Have you tried calling ATT? Do you "need" a 56K
line or do you just want one? Shit, I "need" 106
octane gas for my streeet racer. Does that mean
I should blow up a petroleum farm if the gas
company won't sell it to me for $1/gallon?
> The same thing goes with other monopolies such
> as telephone,
Actually, my phone service was better when ATT
_was_ a monopoly, and I didn't have to put up
with unsolicited phone calls "inviting" me to
switch my long distance service.
> electricity, gas, and others. These too need
> to be turned over to non-profit groups.
Yes you're correct. Government should control everything(?)
> You'll never get good service, fair service,
> and decent customer service when profit is
> involved.
I've experienced "free" health care when I was
in the Air Force, and "for profit" health care
since I got out. I'll pay every time. "Free"
health care sucks. Note that doesn't mean I
think monopolies are good, I just don't think
that profit is evil...
> Just recently I called the *ASSHOLES* at
> Sprint/United Telephone about getting a
> 56k line and I was told it would be $236/mo
>+$600 install.
Do you NEED it or WANT it? Have you tried
calling ATT or another competitor to Sprint?