I didn't ask for a subsidy, I asked for the opportunity to purchase services the same as you. Every American cannot just pack up and move to town for broadband. In my particular case, that would mean shutting down a four generation family farm. So I tell you what, if you insist, all us farmers will just move into town. Now that doesn't bode very well for you being able to get something to eat...
I'm having a hard time understanding the attitude that providing essential services infrastructure is a bad choice of tax dollar use however. I am a tax payer also. I have no problem with the government actually using my money to give me something useful instead of the current strategy, which is giving subsidies and tax breaks to companies, or buying $150 dollar hammers...
There seems to be a prevailing attitute that broadband is nothing more than porn access and the like. It actually is a great deal more than that. It's access to real time information and education. It gives people a voice, a way to distribute their own views, and content. It gives people a way to participate in the global economy.
Providing coast to coast broadband really shouldn't require any subsidy. People are more that willing to pay for the services. Areas with lower population bases may mean lower profits, but I am quite certian it can be done at profit. We currently have coast to coast telephone service, coast to coast electricity service, etc. All of these companies are in fact, making a profit.
By your arguement, we will have a few crowded cities, and the rest of the country will turn into a wasteland. Actually, that's already happening isn't it?
"I don't want to pay for broadband to be provided to rural and low income areas."
Actually, those of us who live in rural areas are more than happy to pay for it our damn selves. Only golly gee, we don't even have that chance.
Your missing something. There is no free market... Big business and government are one and the same. I'm very glad you have "an array of choices from private sources". I however understand very clearly that I never will. Since I live in a rural area, those "private sources" don't give a rats ass about me. As I consider access to information and education to be imperative, yes I expect my government to do something about the problem.
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It's an HD capture card, so yes it's digital. Also, I'm quite capable of finding and downloading Bit torrents. Women are not technologically challenged, but we do sometimes avoid places that discuss technology due to the attitude of little nerd boys that have never as much as smelled a woman...
Thad Cochran 202-224-5054
Ted Stevens 202-224-3004
Arlen Specter 202-224-4254
Pete Domenici 202-224-6621
Kit Bond 202-224-5721
Mitch McConnel 202-224-2541
Conrad Burns 202-224-2644
Richard Shelby 202-224-5744
Judd Gregg 202-224-3324
Bob Bennet 202-224-5444
Larry Craig - 202-224-2752
Kay Hutchison 202-224-5922
Mike DeWine 202-224-2315
Sam Brownback 202-224-6521
Wayne Allard 202-224-5941
Robert Byrd 202-224-3954
Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934
Patrick Leahy 202-224-4242
Barbara Mikulski 202-224-4654
Harry Reid 202-224-3542
Herb Kohl 202-224-5653
Patty Murray 202-224-2621
Byron Dorgan 202-224-2551
Diane Feistein 202-224-3841
Richard Durban 202-224-2152
Tim Johnson 202-224-5842
Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824
I called every one of them and voiced my opposition.
All these arguements over copyright infringement annoy me. There's always some dudes arguing how its just "stealing"... Well yes, it is. But I still wasn't gonna go out and buy these CD's. I was not ever going to go to the theatre to see that movie either. Honestly, prior to the digital age, I would simply shoplift
And they would have long ago had such a network, using nothing but opens source apps, and costing tax payers little... But we can't have that now can we?
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I didn't ask for a subsidy, I asked for the opportunity to purchase services the same as you. Every American cannot just pack up and move to town for broadband. In my particular case, that would mean shutting down a four generation family farm. So I tell you what, if you insist, all us farmers will just move into town. Now that doesn't bode very well for you being able to get something to eat... I'm having a hard time understanding the attitude that providing essential services infrastructure is a bad choice of tax dollar use however. I am a tax payer also. I have no problem with the government actually using my money to give me something useful instead of the current strategy, which is giving subsidies and tax breaks to companies, or buying $150 dollar hammers... There seems to be a prevailing attitute that broadband is nothing more than porn access and the like. It actually is a great deal more than that. It's access to real time information and education. It gives people a voice, a way to distribute their own views, and content. It gives people a way to participate in the global economy. Providing coast to coast broadband really shouldn't require any subsidy. People are more that willing to pay for the services. Areas with lower population bases may mean lower profits, but I am quite certian it can be done at profit. We currently have coast to coast telephone service, coast to coast electricity service, etc. All of these companies are in fact, making a profit. By your arguement, we will have a few crowded cities, and the rest of the country will turn into a wasteland. Actually, that's already happening isn't it?
"I don't want to pay for broadband to be provided to rural and low income areas." Actually, those of us who live in rural areas are more than happy to pay for it our damn selves. Only golly gee, we don't even have that chance.
Your missing something. There is no free market... Big business and government are one and the same. I'm very glad you have "an array of choices from private sources". I however understand very clearly that I never will. Since I live in a rural area, those "private sources" don't give a rats ass about me. As I consider access to information and education to be imperative, yes I expect my government to do something about the problem.
Absolutely, and for only $3.99 per minunte...
It's an HD capture card, so yes it's digital. Also, I'm quite capable of finding and downloading Bit torrents. Women are not technologically challenged, but we do sometimes avoid places that discuss technology due to the attitude of little nerd boys that have never as much as smelled a woman...
My first instinct is to say, well naturally, we control everything... But I don't control a DVR, I don't even have one. I much prefer my capture card.
Thad Cochran 202-224-5054
Ted Stevens 202-224-3004
Arlen Specter 202-224-4254
Pete Domenici 202-224-6621
Kit Bond 202-224-5721
Mitch McConnel 202-224-2541
Conrad Burns 202-224-2644
Richard Shelby 202-224-5744
Judd Gregg 202-224-3324
Bob Bennet 202-224-5444
Larry Craig - 202-224-2752
Kay Hutchison 202-224-5922
Mike DeWine 202-224-2315
Sam Brownback 202-224-6521
Wayne Allard 202-224-5941
Robert Byrd 202-224-3954
Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934
Patrick Leahy 202-224-4242
Barbara Mikulski 202-224-4654
Harry Reid 202-224-3542
Herb Kohl 202-224-5653
Patty Murray 202-224-2621
Byron Dorgan 202-224-2551
Diane Feistein 202-224-3841
Richard Durban 202-224-2152
Tim Johnson 202-224-5842
Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824
I called every one of them and voiced my opposition.
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All these arguements over copyright infringement annoy me. There's always some dudes arguing how its just "stealing"... Well yes, it is. But I still wasn't gonna go out and buy these CD's. I was not ever going to go to the theatre to see that movie either. Honestly, prior to the digital age, I would simply shoplift
And they would have long ago had such a network, using nothing but opens source apps, and costing tax payers little... But we can't have that now can we?