Shack
join:2002-01-17
Bloomington, IN | I am not surprised
Bush is the most big business President ever, did you expect his FCC to do anything else? Why monoplies are allowed to keep out competition I will never understand, I would included Cable Internet in that as well. |
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ncredible
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| having seen what clinton did to all the businesses in America, I thank God for Bush and his common sense. Yet I don't think Bush had anything to do with this, I think it is right. Why? Simple, the states have no right to force companyies to do business a certain way, the states haveing overspent money are now trying everything they can do to slap us the taxpayers for anything they can, if they had gotten what they wanted we the end customers would have been paying a higher bill.
As for the we own it , ha, 75 years ago maybe, right now today, you are not forced to pay for a phone, your tax money does not go to the bells, stop trying to say we own it. We the tax payers might have helped in the deployment but that does not entitle ownership of the lines. The whole big business thing is so insane, anyone in this country can start any business, as long as the rules are followed. With more rules such as this are in place it is harder for the smaller start ups to get anywhere. |
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs: | said by ncredible:
I thank God for Bush and his common sense.
I'm not a very political person, but I don't think I've ever seen the words bush and common sense in the same sentence. |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL
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| I voted for Bush, but I don't like the way things are going with big business in this country. If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. It's time for the governement to breakup the following: Wal-mart, telcos, and oil companies. Mergers + big business = consumers lose. |
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Zverina
join:2004-07-12
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Pz_
That's because Bush is a village idiot.  |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
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Breakup wall-mart? Under who's authority? For what reason? Wall-mart is not the product of any merger.
Wall-mart is simply the result of a savvy business strategy and excellent distribution systems.
As far as breaking up the telcos, the government did that once all ready, with very mixed (to be charitable) results. |
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P Ness
You'Ve Forgotten 9-11 Already
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join:2001-08-29
Mineola, NY
clubs: 
| said by N3OGH :Breakup wall-mart? Under who's authority? For what reason? Wall-mart is not the product of any merger. Wall-mart is simply the result of a savvy business strategy and excellent distribution systems. As far as breaking up the telcos, the government did that once all ready, with very mixed (to be charitable) results. Walmart was a result of alot of preditory pricing..they would come in undercut cost....or even sell below cost..run everyone out and then raise prices to make a margin that was acceptable...
not exactly the best way to conduct business
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Zverina
join:2004-07-12
Brooklyn, NY | reply to Gilitar
If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. we rather have a puppet for the corporate big-wigs as our president. i know, i know, it's all democrats fault. |
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
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I agree with you, they definitely need to increase competition. I don't really know where ncredible got his logic but it definitely was not from any of us.
If you give the telcos what they want, even when they promise faster speeds and lower prices, it will not work as we have already seen. Healthy competition is what drives down prices and increases service. Each company that competes wants to be the best, so services and products get better. In my case, there is SBC and a local cable company that offer broadband, thats it. They are both at a stalemate with speeds/pricing and not competing much at all. Monopolies could care less (case in point, Micro$oft). Now that their browser is finally threadened, they are JUST NOW makeing a new one. I hope Novell makes good with Linux next year and threatens Windows OS as well.
The point is, the FCC's decission is pretty much ensuring doom for any competion, and it will probably be a long time before most of us see any next-gen broadband.
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biochemistry
join:2003-05-09
92361 | reply to N3OGH
Usually I don't comment on spelling, but "wall"-mart? I mean seriously, how many times have you passed by a Wal-Mart in your lifetime that you still think it's "Wall-Mart"? |
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Gilitar
join:2000-11-20
Mobile, AL | reply to Zverina
I'm not saying its the democrats fault. They just need to nominate a more moderate candidate. I for one would probably cross the party lines if they did. |
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SpitefulCrow
Insert Witty Tag Here
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join:2003-06-04
Berkeley, CA | reply to N3OGH
Wal-mart destroys local business and jobs and creates a bunch of underpaid jobs with no benefits or health insurance while at the same time providing horrible service and poor-quality products to the consumer. |
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ropeguru
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join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
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said by Gilitar :If the democrats would learn how to nominate a candidate worth a crap maybe we would have another choice. [sarcasm] You will have the best Democrat to vote for in the next election. Hillary will be running.[/sarcasm]
Why do you think they chose Kerry this time? It was because they new Hillary could not beat Bush, but they still want her up there. So they put up the crappiest possible candidate so that there was no way they could lose with Hillary in the next race.
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FTCXtreme
join:2005-03-14
New Braintree, MA
| Hillary LMAO. John Kerry LMAO. John Edwards, is moderate he actualy knows what america needs. Bush= The biggest idiot but Kerry would suck worse. My only option= Nader 04 LMAO. Im thinking next election wil lbe Bob Doles fake ARM 08. JK. Mccain08!!!  |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ | reply to ncredible
Yesh, damn that Clinton for 8 years of a roaring economy, job creation and relative peace. Damn him, damn him, damn him.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to P Ness
and then K Mart ran into the buzzsaw of Walmart:) |
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packetscan
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join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
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my sig says it all
--Who do you want to pay off today? |
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Kompressor
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join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA
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said by Pz_ :said by ncredible:
I thank God for Bush and his common sense.
I'm not a very political person, but I don't think I've ever seen the words bush and common sense in the same sentence. When have you seen 'Clinton' and 'common sense' in the same sentence? |
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Kompressor
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join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA
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said by TScheisskopf :Yesh, damn that Clinton for 8 years of a roaring economy, job creation and relative peace. Damn him, damn him, damn him. Didn't the Twin Towers crash down at the end of his term? |
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rich_joy
Premium
join:2004-10-17
Rockford, IL | reply to P Ness
For all of the praise about Wall-Mart's business strategy, it has also been noted that for every job Wall-Mart creates, the community loses 1 1/2 Jobs. The other result is the end of local businesses. |
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