[genesus]

http://www.freepress.net/action/sessionsbill

[a12ctic]

i hate "local companies" i use sbc, and its cheep, but its major, therefor it wouldnt boost my cost

[Curlydave]

Telecom companies are just as good of an example of "corporate evil" as Microsoft. (probably more so)

[budman7]

The bill would prevent state or local governments from providing “any telecommunications service, information service or cable service” anywhere a corporation offers a similar service.

Maybe I am being dim-witted here, but I don't see the problem here.
I don't think I want my local government providing services such as these.

They have enough to do without getting into the private enterprise arena.

[genesus]

it would prevent any non-profit from doing the same...

[Santa's little helper]

Originally Posted by budman7

Maybe I am being dim-witted here, but I don't see the problem here.
I don't think I want my local government providing services such as these.

They have enough to do without getting into the private enterprise arena.

I don't know much about the U.S. political system but that's
a federal law being proposed , right ? Why is there a need for
such a federal law ? If you don't want your local government
providing these services couldn't you send a letter to your governor
or something ? Or vote for a governor who promises not to provide
these services ? But why have such a choice being forced
from outside ?

And of course it doesn't say that local governments have no
right to provide these services , just that they must not provide
them if some corporation does

Actually it sounds so outrageous that it makes me wonder
how accurate that site is.

[genesus]

it is akin to saying that government could not provide medical care insurance to people if an insurance company offers to cover people in a particular area...no more welfare.

[benjamin20]

it sounds good to me. government getting into public enterprise is the first step to soci/comunism. and we all know what thats like.

[Santa's little helper]

No , trying to control the market is the first step to socialism/communism
and this is what this law attempts to do.

[genesus]

Originally Posted by benjamin20

it sounds good to me. government getting into public enterprise is the first step to soci/comunism. and we all know what thats like.

what's worse socialism or national socialism? And, how is it like, does pretty good in scandanavia doesn't it?