RayW
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Layton, UT
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| I wonder -
How many of the folks that are bashing the muni systems here in Utah have been to any of the meetings to see what really is going on and not just getting their information via the media or DSLR? I wonder how many of those same folks, by being in the legislative offices, saw the purchase of laws by their beloved corporations designed to cripple any muni project so that it is bound to fail and factor that into their writings?
As noted, QWEST et al were forced to offer better rates in the Provo area, so yes, some tax money was spent, but without the ability to compare the tax expenditures to what the people saved because the corporations were forced to lower prices and raise service to a more reasonable level, most folks are shooting swamp gas out of the waste chute (and the real stuff is more useful, it burns). And not only monetary items has to be factored in but emotional and other factors.
I myself am sad that it has come to the point where the "people" are slaves (my apologies for the politically sensitive term that supposedly causes mental anguish to certain segments of the US population, but it is the right word) to the corporations instead of masters of their own (for better or worse) fate. Just goes to show, he who has the money can buy the laws that he wants, and screw the majority of the people.
My prayer is that Broadweave can now tell the other corporations that the laws crippling the muni are now null and void and go on to finish iProvo the way it should have been done, and make money (once the multi year contracts start expiring). Maybe Utopia can do the same and tell QWEST that they wasted their payments to buy a certain politician who is not even in the area. I know I want Utopia here, but I am 3/4 of mile too far west for this phase.
Yeah, we the people have paid, not only in taxes to fight the corporations, but in our bills to the corporations to fight us, the people. Paid twice....sigh.
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