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Justin D. wrote:TexasImprovMassacre wrote:Oh no, but how will the cable companies make money? Customers should all just eat a big shitty cap sandwich and deal with it because the poor cable company needs to make more money?
Yeah, sure, I guess that's what I said. What?
sara_anm8r wrote:As Network TV dies out, I think about an old SCI-FI book (can't remember which one) that talks about how commercial TV goes away when someone invents a device to block commercials.
kbadr wrote:People get off their asses for more important things, but they're social change-type ideas, that don't involve profit. And they involve government, which is inherently slow.
Brian Boyko wrote:kbadr wrote:People get off their asses for more important things, but they're social change-type ideas, that don't involve profit. And they involve government, which is inherently slow.
Now, hold on.
This isn't entirely fair...
...2) Bush - or at least, those in his office - knew that they would face stiff opposition from the informed, and decided to go ahead anyway, knowing that they were completely insulated from any sort of public opinion whatsoever. In short, Bush knew he had the game rigged and he governed that way....
mpbrockman wrote:And this is why a slow government - hobbled by checks and balances, red tape and even bureaucracy is a good thing.
I sometimes wonder why people think otherwise. Bush ran his administration with little transparency or regard for due process. Imagine, if you will, a system free of such hindrances - passing new laws daily, new bureaus and ministries and directorates popping up overnight, the wheel of government turning recklessly along with disregard for, well, us.
acrouch wrote:Too bad the US government is a monopoly. How come we can't get a subscription to Canada or Grande in Austin?
mpbrockman wrote:The libertarian in me longs for a smaller, more efficient government, but given the behemoth we're saddled with I'd rather it move slowly & thoughtfully (excepting natural disasters a la Katrina) than with blinding speed.
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