Net neutrality

[xoxoxoBruce]

Free market, my ass. Every one of these telcom giants, that are against it, have mostly exclusive franchises from local governments. There is very little overlap in their monopolies. They have most subscribers by the balls and have been squeezing regularly.

You gonna fight them? Bullshit, even small corporations have enough money and legal firepower to destroy you. If the guy at the local hardware store fucks you over, you bad mouth him around town, get some people on your side, switching to a different store, and hurt his business.

Do you think you can hurt Comcast, or walmart, when is most cases the alternatives are slim to none? How about the banks? Or the insurance companies? No fuckin' way.

The only protection you have is the government's rules, and with these giant corporations, the states aren't even big enough to reign them in.
The olde timey Robber Barons were saints compared to these clowns, although neither gave a shit about you, at least the Barons cared about the country.

So the only chance we got, it holding politicians accountable, if they sell out to big business, vote them out. Just because they're traded their souls for a big campaign chest, doesn't mean you have to sell them your vote.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Free market, my ass. Every one of these telcom giants, that are against it, have mostly exclusive franchises from local governments. There is very little overlap in their monopolies. They have most subscribers by the balls and have been squeezing regularly.

You gonna fight them? Bullshit, even small corporations have enough money and legal firepower to destroy you. If the guy at the local hardware store fucks you over, you bad mouth him around town, get some people on your side, switching to a different store, and hurt his business.

Do you think you can hurt Comcast, or walmart, when is most cases the alternatives are slim to none? How about the banks? Or the insurance companies? No fuckin' way.

The only protection you have is the government's rules, and with these giant corporations, the states aren't even big enough to reign them in.
The olde timey Robber Barons were saints compared to these clowns, although neither gave a shit about you, at least the Barons cared about the country.

So the only chance we got, it holding politicians accountable, if they sell out to big business, vote them out. Just because they're traded their souls for a big campaign chest, doesn't mean you have to sell them your vote.

I agree but the problem is that the general voting public does not know which politicians are in which big businesses back pocket. And the lobbyists are marching around the Capitol buying up votes and making deals on the part of special interests. The American public is generally quite ignorant when it comes to influence and policy making in Washington, D.C.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I agree but the problem is that the general voting public does not know which politicians are in which big businesses back pocket. And the lobbyists are marching around the Capitol buying up votes and making deals on the part of special interests. The American public is generally quite ignorant when it comes to influence and policy making in Washington, D.C.

True, but what we can do is keep track of how our elected reps vote. That's public information, they even put it in the paper, here.

I can only bitch about how your rep votes, but I can sure as hell hold my rep accountable for his/her voting record. Admittedly, not all my neighbors will take the same view of my rep's voting record that I do.
Also, my actions are of limited consequence to the rep, but if more people would do it, we'd all be better off... and considering the usual voter turn out, especially in off years, it wouldn't take all that many.