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join:2000-05-11 | No sane person would ever assume the FCC in any form is a "consumer advocate". This editorial's main thesis is invalid. The FCC protects the government's interests, nothing else. |
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GOLFnSUN
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| said by RadioDoc  :No sane person would ever assume the FCC in any form is a "consumer advocate". This editorial's main thesis is invalid. The FCC protects the government's interests, nothing else. All government regulatory agencies are more attuned to the needs of those they are regulating than the public at large. If they are in thrall to anyone other than the industries they regulate, it is to the special interest groups that have the money and time, and will put out the effort and organization to be heard. The general public just doesn't care enough to be heard or do anything about these agencies except complain to their friends and relatives.
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| Yup. The main reason the FCC exists is to create a stable market for the regulated companies. Its predecessor, the FRC, was created to clean up the mess an unregulated nascent broadcast industry caused by jamming each other.
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said by GOLFnSUN :All government regulatory agencies are more attuned to the needs of those they are regulating than the public at large. If they are in thrall to anyone other than the industries they regulate, it is to the special interest groups that have the money and time, and will put out the effort and organization to be heard. The general public just doesn't care enough to be heard or do anything about these agencies except complain to their friends and relatives. Why your right! The public needs representation (lobbyists, front groups) like the telcos have.
oh wait. we already have some - it's called Congress! our elected representatives!
when I think of congress, though, I get so sad because they have sold their souls to industry.
you like that, don't you HCT? Why do you hate the general public? |
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| said by nasadude :said by GOLFnSUN :All government regulatory agencies are more attuned to the needs of those they are regulating than the public at large. If they are in thrall to anyone other than the industries they regulate, it is to the special interest groups that have the money and time, and will put out the effort and organization to be heard. The general public just doesn't care enough to be heard or do anything about these agencies except complain to their friends and relatives. Why your right! The public needs representation (lobbyists, front groups) like the telcos have. oh wait. we already have some - it's called Congress! our elected representatives! when I think of congress, though, I get so sad because they have sold their souls to industry.
you like that, don't you HCT? Why do you hate the general public? I don't like the socialists that would turn this country in to a 3rd world cesspool. Give me unadorned capitalism every time.
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| said by GOLFnSUN :I don't like the socialists that would turn this country in to a 3rd world cesspool. Give me unadorned capitalism every time. I understand the capitalism part, but you like having a corrupt congress? |
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1 edit | said by nasadude :said by GOLFnSUN :I don't like the socialists that would turn this country in to a 3rd world cesspool. Give me unadorned capitalism every time. I understand the capitalism part, but you like having a corrupt congress? No. And I don't like death & taxes either. But all are inevitable and part of the human condition. There is no such thing as a non-corrupt politician. I've learned to accept it and work within the system to maximize my best interests.
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| said by GOLFnSUN :I've learned to accept it and work within the system to maximize my best interests. And that, my friends, is the difference between someone who spends their life living it and others who spend their lives whining, loudly, about things they cannot control.
Expecting the government to be your "consumer advocate" is inane. If it were on your side, buying the same drugs in Canada and elsewhere for 1/5 of what they cost here would be encouraged, not prohibited.
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| said by RadioDoc :And that, my friends, is the difference between someone who spends their life living it and others who spend their lives whining, loudly, about things they cannot control. No kidding. if more people would just enjoy their lives as best they can, instead of whining about things they cannot control, everyone would be alot happier.
Is corruption wrong? Sure. Is it going to change? not a chance in hell. |
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said by GOLFnSUN I don't like the socialists that would turn this country in to a 3rd world cesspool. Give me unadorned capitalism every time.[/BQUOTE :Be careful what you wish for.... There are very few examples of unadorned Capitalism in the world. Off the top of my head, I can think of just one atm. Somalia. --
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We have to fight against corruption, just to hold the line. If we accept it, it will change... for the worse. |
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