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2 edits |  Prediction: Voters will vote the muni system down
The big PR campaign by the telcos and cable companies will show results today at the polls. I predict that the voters will vote down the bond offering needed to make the muni broadband project a reality.
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GhostDoggy
join:2005-05-11
Duluth, GA | Let them have Muni
And if they fail BST should double their rates. Afterall, they'd already be use to being abused.  |
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ronpin
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Nirvana | When you look at who actually gets-off their tired ass and votes -- you'll see why the odds are against them.
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
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Coloma, MI
1 edit | said by ronpin  :When you look at who actually gets-off their tired ass and votes -- you'll see why the odds are against them.
Yah, Republicans are too busy working 16 hour days so they often don't have the time to get to the polls.
OTOH, the welfare democrats....  |
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FiberNow
@cox.net
| As much as I have touted this...
I'm sort of skeptical myself. I'm expecting a NO vote, and if YES does win, I will not believe it until I see it. The anti-fiber people seem to have done a good job of misleading the public as to what the real facts of the issue are. That being said, I did go vote YES this morning. |
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MarkyD
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Oklahoma City, OK
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| Statistics
Statistics show that the people that vote are old fogies. I'm not saying that's the ONLY group that votes, but most older, retired folk WILL vote. We know that most of them will vote against it, because they are scared of technology for the most part. I mean, this is the same generation that found the Florida ballots in Bush v. Gore to be "confusing." Do you really think they're going to vote "yes" on a fiber optic network that they don't understand?
Prediction:
Muni Fiber in Lafayette gets voted down by a large margin. |
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Kirk5287
join:2005-07-16
Church Point, LA
| my guess is yes
all i've seen is pro-fiber ads all over lafayette and on the television. i don't really know for a fact what fiber would do, but i think people will vote pro simply because of the fact that it is projected as a 'step forward' and is supposed to 'aid prosperity' and i can't see the people of lafayette voting against that. |
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FiberNow
@cox.net
| You'd be suprised. Many older people look at this as a money only issue, or are scared of technology, and will almost definitely vote no. The anti-fiber people also seem to have done a decent job of convincing the people that half truths and blatant lies are real truths. I honestly wouldn't be suprised if it gets voted down, even though I'm hoping for a YES vote. |
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IsaacGolding
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Jersey Shore, PA
| Lafayette is a tech hub...
I live just out side of Fort Polk, La which is NE of Lafayette by a few hours and I spend a lot of my spare time down there. I would actually be surprised by a NO vote from the community. Lafayette has always had the appearance of being a forward looking community and compared to most of the rest of Louisiana is actually quite advanced. I wish them the best of luck and really do hope this goes through.
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guitarzan
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Skytop, PA
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Re: Let them have Muni
said by ronpin :When you look at who actually gets-off their tired ass and votes -- you'll see why the odds are against them. That coupled with the pr campaign run by the money men of those two type of corporations. It may be a race down to the wire no pun intended |
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preday
@optonline.net | reply to IsaacGolding
Re: Lafayette is a tech hub...
so @ what time should we expect the results
I hope for yes vote! to show the bell & cox they must upgrade or get taken over by the people
can't wait to see how much bandwith they get per house should take about 2-4 years for full city |
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alchav
join:2002-05-17
Palm Desert, CA
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Re: As much as I have touted this...
Well Fiber, I agree with you, Fiber is the way of the future. If you run and control your own, you're that much ahead of the average citizen. The Telco's and the Cable Companies want to keep everyone in the dark, so they can control your future and your dollar. |
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jinjimbob
Troy Mcclure
join:2001-11-13 | equals higher taxes
Broadband should not be paid for by tax payers, this is what will happen.
The gov employees will also get better vacation/health/retirement benefits than 95% of us employed . . . paid by us tax payers. |
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Octopussy2
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Batavia, IL
| It will be paid for by revenue bonds...sold on the open market (not by the taxpayers of Lafayette....unless they happen to get their hands on buying some of those bonds). Those are usually sold to private investors (revenue bonds).
You will still have a choice for services. If this passes and you chose to take inferior services from Cox and BS...so be it.
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bmn
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said by jinjimbob :Broadband should not be paid for by tax payers, this is what will happen. If you read the article and kept up on this topic, you would see that this project isn't funded by tax money.
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okieopie
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Alexandria, KY
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Re: Prediction: Voters will vote the muni system d
Entertainment value is high -- Listen to this "poll" about the Lafayette Fiber System. It's amazing the load of bull that Cox and BellSouth pushed in this survey.
»www.fibre911.com/Cox_BSPushPoll.html |
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Techless
Like I care
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Hypoluxo | reply to ib50MbSoon
Re: Let them have Muni
Actually the republicans have their democrat underlings working 16 hours days while they eat cake.
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FiberNow
@cox.net | reply to preday
Re: Lafayette is a tech hub...
The polls close at 8 PM CST tonight. You can check out results as they come in on »www.theadvertsier.com |
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FiberNow
@cox.net | Sorry, that's »www.theadvertiser.com |
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mjcrocket
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Abingdon, MD
| reply to Octopussy2
Re: equals higher taxes
said by Octopussy2 :It will be paid for by revenue bonds...sold on the open market (not by the taxpayers of Lafayette.... That is not what the Proposition says.
»68.156.56.19/Images/Fiber.htm
The proposition clearly states that "said bonds to be payable first, from the net income and revenues of the communications system and second, to the amount necessary, from a secondary or subordinate pledge of the revenues of the utilities system."
That means that the Tax Payers through their other utility bills are responsible for paying off the bonds if the income from the proposed service is not sufficient to cover the required payments. That sure sounds like Tax Payers to me!!! |
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