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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Albuquerque, NM
| We do NOT want an expanded USF! I'm sorry, but expanding the USF Gore Tax program, which is already shown to be the most fraud rife waste of taxpayer funds in history, to cover ISP services is nothing more than a raw money grab.
Its a back door way of taxing VOIP and other services. | |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ | Re: We do NOT want an expanded USF! The USF has been around, in one form or another, since dirt was in beta testing. How do you equate it with Al Gore? | |
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join:2003-10-13
608052427 | Re: We do NOT want an expanded USF! Because Al Gore invented dirt! | |
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guitarzan
Premium
join:2004-05-04
Skytop, PA | Re: We do NOT want an expanded USF! Thanks to them political whores
the taxpayer ox is gonna get gored..yet again | |
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join:1999-09-03
Albuquerque, NM
| said by TScheisskopf  :The USF has been around, in one form or another, since dirt was in beta testing. How do you equate it with Al Gore? Because Al Gore was the person who championed taking a program designed to provide essential telephone service (read: 911 access) and bloated it into a huge. very expensive government program that provides computers and net access to anyone and anything that can remotely claim a government connection. | |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Re: Stevens & Inouye led list of PORK abusers said by TK Junk Mail :Any bill that is co-sponsored by Senators Stevens and Inouye should be examined very very closely. Senators Stevens and Inouye are the exact reason why term limits are needed for senators and representatives. There's no way that the people of Alaska and Hawaii, respectively, will ever vote these guys out because of all the free pork they bring back home at the expense of the rest of us.
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ieolus
Support The Clecs
join:2001-06-19
Duluth, GA
| Re: Stevens & Inouye led list of PORK abusers LMAO!
The so-called "Contract with America" and the Republicans that ran on its platform pledged to abide by term limits. Well, that is until the term limits actually came due.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| Re: Stevens & Inouye led list of PORK abusers said by ieolus :The so-called "Contract with America" and the Republicans that ran on its platform pledged to abide by term limits. Well, that is until the term limits actually came due. Unfortunately the ones that abided by the term limits left!
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | I agree, these two arrogant and unscrupulous greedy SoB abuser should be watched VERY-VERY closely.
Ted "bridge To Nowhere" @sshole Stevens... this COngress is totally corrupt, thanks to the rape done by GOP/Rove. | |
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kdandaoc
join:2003-10-13
608052427
| can someone tell me..... just at what point did the fine folks of Boston decide to have a tea party?
I know the number of taxes in this country on the federal, state,county, municiple, school board, etc, etc., is way over the mark of our founding fathers. My question is percentage of everyday income. | |
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@high-voltage.com
| Re: can someone tell me..... The fine gentlemen in Boston got upset about trade and import taxes imposed without representation.
Any taxes you pay were approved by your representatives in government. If you don't like it, vote them out and get new representation.
That is alot easier than getting in a boat, crossing the Atlantic, walking into the King's chambers, and having a chat about taxes. | |
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Benjamin Franklin
@192.27.x.x | Re: can someone tell me..... Unfortunately our representatives aren't representing us very well, therefore we aren not represented. So hey, LETS PARTY!!!!! | |
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LiberalWacko
join:2006-05-02
Schenectady, NY
| A Recipe For Shitty Legislation Senator A: How can I get my unpopular bill passed?
Senator B: Why, just attach it to a more popular bill. One that can't fail.
Senator C: Give it to me. I can make it popular for $$$!
Senator A: Geniuses!
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Disturbed
join:2001-02-15
Georgetown, KY
| oh well Looks like the oil companies have sending instructions to the senators and how to raise money.
The rich are gonna get richer and I'm going to pay for it.
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grandpinaple
join:2006-01-03
New York, NY
| Dirt Bags Not that the USF isn't important, but I would be more concerned with broadcast flag legislation attached. This bill has a pretty good chance of going through because of the franchise aspect and I wouldn't want to see more stupid restrictive laws placed on an already crippled part of technology. | |
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join:2002-12-21
Duluth, GA
| Re: Dirt Bags Exactly! The broadcast flag will just kill Fair Use. It's almost like they think the VCR allows to much Fair Use and want to restrict the crap out of it to squeeze the customer for every last penny.
And the whole idea of nestling unpopular bills with popular ones should be banned and illegal. It misrepresents policies and could easily include worse legislature. | |
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join:2002-03-19
Brandon, MS
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| Re: Dirt Bags said by envoid :...the whole idea of nestling unpopular bills with popular ones should be banned and illegal. It misrepresents policies and could easily include worse legislature. BILL SMUGGLING!!! Yes, it should be illegal!!!! | |
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| LiberalWacko
join:2006-05-02
Schenectady, NY
| A Quick Guide to the Broadcast Flag
»www.eff.org/broadcastflag/three_···uide.php
The Broadcast Flag says that if you want to build a device that can receive, pass along, or record a digital TV signal, you'll need to show that it won't disrupt the current entertainment company business. That's a test that the remote control, the VCR, the capture card, and the PVR all would have failed. In other words, don't touch our content you lying, cheating, stealing customers! That goes for you too, you innovative upstart company!! How DARE you try to make money on a device that does something with OUR PRECIOUS CONTENT!!!
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@verizon.net | No usf for broadband. I don't think broadband internet is a god-given right. No poor individuals should be subsidized! If you can't get some wifi and borrow some access from time to time to check e-mail,etc, tough luck! | |
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