 RobIn Deo speramus.Premium
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Kendall, FL
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2 edits | Once you go tax, you never go back. Taxes seems to be our government's solution to all problems. Can't figure out how to fix something? Tax it. Not getting the results we want? Tax it. Private companies not doing what they promised? Tax it.
One problem is that once the government starts taxing (ahem USF), they will never stop taxing. And if they stop, then companies will increase their prices by the same amount of the tax reduction.
And the last problem is, IMO, many in the FCC, FTC, and these other agencies are trying to pander to the private companies because once their term is done at these agencies, they are hoping to get a high paying, comfortable job at these places.
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kudos:5 | said by Rob:Taxes seems to be our government's solution to all problems. Can't figure out how to fix something? Tax it. Not getting the results we want? Tax it. Private companies not doing what they promised? Tax it.
Just another instance of government bureaucrats trying to guarantee their jobs by getting control over more and more taxpayer dollars.
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RobIn Deo speramus.Premium
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kudos:3 | said by Linklist:said by Rob:Taxes seems to be our government's solution to all problems. Can't figure out how to fix something? Tax it. Not getting the results we want? Tax it. Private companies not doing what they promised? Tax it.
Just another instance of government bureaucrats trying to guarantee their jobs by getting control over more and more taxpayer dollars. Yes, and while Congress and the Senate debates about the Bush tax cuts, the other agencies are considering increasing/adding more taxes to the American people.
It's a smoke and mirror game.
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Westminster, CA | reply to Rob
said by Rob:Taxes seems to be our government's solution to all problems. Can't figure out how to fix something? Tax it. Not getting the results we want? Tax it. Private companies not doing what they promised? Tax it.
One problem is that once the government starts taxing (ahem USF), they will never stop taxing. And if they stop, then companies will increase their prices by the same amount of the tax reduction.
And the last problem is, IMO, many in the FCC, FTC, and these other agencies are trying to pander to the private companies because once their term is done at these agencies, they are hoping to get a high paying, comfortable job at these places.
Feds cut off phone tax after 108 years
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Agencies cannot levy taxes. Only Congress can do anything with them. |
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said by Linklist:Just another instance of government bureaucrats trying to guarantee their jobs by getting control over more and more taxpayer dollars.
Wrong again. The problem is not the concept of government. Rather, the smaller government that the Republican party promotes is inefficient. Which company downsizes to achieve economies of scale... It's the opposite.
In addition, Republicans refuse to allow a state or county to own their own telco infrastructure, yet have no answer when the beloved private sector refuse to service an area.
Of course, you then turn around and use the inefficient and ridiculous hodgepodge (USF) we are forced to setup because of your aversion to government, to prove your point against government. In layman terms, you set it up to fail, in order to support your ideology against government.
The Republican approach to government does not work. Hence, why no other developed nation on the planet uses it. Rather than accept and admit that 'your' smaller government approach is flawed, you continue to beat the same baseless points.
For example, it's the GOP that has deliberately driven our post office into the ground. However, you refuse to even ponder why Post offices abroad are not only profitable but modern and successful. |
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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said by ArrayList:Agencies cannot levy taxes. Only Congress can do anything with them.
+1. Wish people could figure that out. |
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said by Rob:One problem is that once the government starts taxing (ahem USF), they will never stop taxing.
Now, how can you say that? They only waited about 100 years to get rid of the long distance excise tax used to help fund the Spanish American War.
"And I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase, not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
Now, that's change I can believe in! |
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San Jose, CA | reply to Telco
Re: Once you go tax, you never go back. Here is an example of a local municipal government, where a Republican mayor, pushed for fiber to the home infrastructure in the 9th most conservative city in the U.S. As explained in the interview, that can be found at the following link, he pushed the private sector to offer an improved broadband infrastructure. It was a long road for this community to bring fiber to the home.
http://www.viodi.tv/2012/05/07/broadband-perserverance-part-1/ |
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