| Free Market? As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE" |
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| said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
The only part of free market that is not working is the customer's willingness to disconnect services that cost too much. As long as you continue to pay the increases you are reinforcing that the market is accepting the price hike. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to seamore
said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
People that live in Comcast area have other cable companies to choose from? |
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If human stupidity wasn't a common virtue then such systems would function accordingly. Yet since everyone wants handouts and don't want to be held responsible for their actions, the decision is done for us. |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
kudos:1 | reply to BF69
Since the customer is unable to pay directly for the content that they want to view, the only real option in a free market sense is to completely drop pay TV. That is a tough choice to have to make for many of us. |
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said by BF69:said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
People that live in Comcast area have other cable companies to choose from? I don't know. Ask those that tout the biblical "free market" slogan. |
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 dnoyeBFerrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
 ·Comcast
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said by BF69:said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
People that live in Comcast area have other cable companies to choose from? Some near me do. I live in Michigan and some of the neighboring cities have both Comcast and WOW or some other service. Those that have access to other service have significantly lower rates that I.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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said by BF69:said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
People that live in Comcast area have other cable companies to choose from? I count 4 choices...
DTV
DISH
OTA
and No CATV
Man up and choose. You are not entitled to affordable CATV, it's not a right. Cut the cord and move on. If people understood by doing this in mass, that prices would drop, we could change how CATV is sold. |
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| In Atlanta, there's also U-Verse. |
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 MoracCat god
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
kudos:1
·Comcast
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said by puttinitout :said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
The only part of free market that is not working is the customer's willingness to disconnect services that cost too much. As long as you continue to pay the increases you are reinforcing that the market is accepting the price hike. Disconnecting Internet these days is like disconnecting electricity or water. It's basically like a basic utility.
And before you respond that there are alternatives, there really aren't in many places. In many areas Comcast has a true monopoly.
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dnoyeBFerrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI Reviews:
·Comcast
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DTV/DISH don't compete with Comcast if you have internet. They always seem to price themselves just to not compete. unless you have tons of channels and do those people even care what they pay?
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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So true the Internet is the new basic. Without it you are basically living in the stone age. |
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dish,direct tv. |
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 Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Detroit, MI
 ·Verizon Wireless..
·Comcast
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said by dnoyeB:said by BF69:said by seamore:As many like to gloat, "let the FREE MARKET DECIDE"
People that live in Comcast area have other cable companies to choose from? Some near me do. I live in Michigan and some of the neighboring cities have both Comcast and WOW or some other service. Those that have access to other service have significantly lower rates that I. So out of those very few areas (I live here in MI too!), what does that do for the rest of this state. Does that do any good for the rest of country?
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Its quite easy actually. It boils down to this. Would I like to have an extra $100 in my pocket every month or should I continue to pay for cable tv where its impossible to get any real value from? Hmmmmmm what to do? Your right this is hard. Just like shampooing my hair. Good thing they put instructions on the bottle. |
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jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
kudos:1 | said by FLATLINE:Its quite easy actually. It boils down to this. Would I like to have an extra $100 in my pocket every month or should I continue to pay for cable tv where its impossible to get any real value from? Hmmmmmm what to do? Your right this is hard. Just like shampooing my hair. Good thing they put instructions on the bottle.
"Great point, and tactfully presented."
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