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To: GraceZ who wrote (53071)	2/8/2006 12:33:09 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

The enduring feature of capitalism is that it doesn't require politicians to organize productive activity I remember darpa, the moon landings and rocket research, etc etc not because of capitalists - but because of communist type policy. There is no one fix all system to the world, mix and match Grace. Ayn rand was such a silly fool. Had capitalists been allowed to develop and build out the internet where would we be today? You need to pay attention to the net nuetrality stuff going on right now Ayn.

To: GraceZ who wrote (53071)	2/8/2006 12:47:37 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

FCC Takes Wait-and-See Approach On Fees For Fast Content My provider could give me 40mbps right now - they have capped my modem to 3mbps - so much for capitalists - I would pay - they just aren't offering me the option to do so - they want to save 80% of the bandwidth for thier services - screw capitalism - MONOPOLY business takes communist type government policy to break thier back when they get too crazy Ayn - for the people - by the people . By Siobhan Hughes Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Wednesday that the agency is taking a wait-and-see approach as the traditional phone companies suggest that they may charge online content providers such as Google Inc. (GOOG) for priority delivery over high-speed networks. "I think that the issue of whether or not the carriers can actually charge any of the content providers," he said, "has come up recently. The commission hasn't spoken to it; I think the commission is still trying to evaluate what that is." Martin's comments to reporters came after he spoke at a conference convened by the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank. "This isn't just not responding," he said, "but rather waiting to see what actions actually end up being taken." Martin said that, "I think that the marketplace is still evolving." The issue surfaced anew this week after the Washington Post reported that a Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) executive complained that Google was enjoying a "free lunch" by riding on phone-company networks that had cost billions to build. That echoed complaints voiced earlier by Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg. The traditional phone companies' stock prices have sunk as they upgrade networks to allow for quick Internet access. In contrast, the share prices of Google have risen. The market capitalization of Verizon stands at about $93 billion, while Google's is about $109 billion. Google and Vonage Holdings Corp. on Tuesday urged Congress to pass laws to block telecommunications networks from charging more for advanced services at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on "net neutrality." The moniker refers to allowing consumers unfettered access to the Internet without facing tolls on the road to accessing content. -By Siobhan Hughes, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-6654; Siobhan.Hughes@dowjones.com (Maya Jackson-Randall contributed to this report.) (END) Dow Jones Newswires

To: GraceZ who wrote (53071)	2/8/2006 1:00:33 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

<capitalism is that it doesn't require politicians to organize productive activity> Oh Grace, how wrong you are. There are two spheres in life at minimum -- the public and the private. Knowledge creation and innovation are social -- a combination of public and private. The US government spends upwards of half a trillion dollars a year on "defense" alone (not to mention trillions in other areas). Our public life steps heavily on our private life in one area after another. Like it or not, government plays a key role in decisions concerning things like immigration and trade laws, health care and retirement income, education, etc., that directly impact the core of our public and private economic lives. Yes, where it does not matter they should get out of the way. But to deny that there is a civic dimension to the economy? Hah -- that is nothing more that ideological babble.