Gee, where have I been. I've only read a few posts, but as you know, that wouldn't stop me from jumping in. I can hardly believe what I'm reading you say Ramsey - a fully-fledged political raving racist madman...that's the story. Maybe I should just pop my post from Globalstar in here and call it a day. Then go read some more and see what's up. This is a guide to NZ Values [= Asian values]. I'll have to read your rants Ramsey and see if I can find something to disagree with. They look pretty good to me.
To: dougjn (587 ) From: Maurice Winn Friday, Mar 27 1998 8:30PM EST Reply # of 602
Dougjn, Web access is US$25 per month unlimited [though evenings are busy and multiple tries to connect are necessary]. I've signed up for satellite access at 500,000 baud access download, with upload via phone lines at slow speed. That will cost US$45 per month for unlimited access.
Because of the state control system we run here, Telecom has to provide residential local calling free. So that is my total internet cost. Most services are about US$1.50 per hour with a small monthly charge. These are more robust services, with easier access and fewer connection problems. But they end up very expensive.
We have apartheid, state control, with advocates of communism apparently gaining ground again after 15 years of reduction in state control of the economy. The major gain they are making now is in the social welfare area. The state now employs about 25% of the population as beneficiaries. Half of those as dole bludgers, sickness beneficiaries [who are active enough to rob banks, assault various people and generally go skiing] some in the low-quality state-sponsored breeding programs, which are also providing employment in the department of corrections where many of the breeding graduates live. Then there are the mentally ill, so drunk and drugged that they suffer severe mental debilitation, which also produces a lot of employment in medical facilities where the crazy and their victims are treated. There are student scum who protest nowadays about not enough in the way of state handouts, loans, allowances and free tuition.
This all takes a lot of taxes, so there are increasing numbers of jobs in the tax collection area. We need lots of laws to tell people how to run their lives, with police to enforce those. So there are many politicians and their advisers, hangers on and general factota [factotums USA speling]. And on and on it goes. Of course politicians need lots of overseas trips to investigate "best practice".
Once we have the collectivist electricity supply operating again we can get back to developing apartheid more fully. We've imported many white South Africans who will presumably be able to assist in measuring noses, skin colour [color], DNA screening to ensure only approved races receive tax payments, special fishing privileges, education advantages, job advantages etc. This is a very challenging task and although the USA and South Africa failed and Rwanda made a real mess of it, we are determined to succeed.
We'll have to institute breeding control because too many people are reproducing across racial divides and identifying who is who, who is entitled to the perks and iwi membership is going to be a problem. Without that, given a hundred years or two, everyone will be descended from everyone, so we will all have the privileges. Which simply isn't good enough when we are trying to get a class structure, slavery and hereditary state-funded privilege established.
We are proud of our modern slavery system. We use natural needs like hunger, social acceptance, clothing, shelter, care and protection of one's children to drive people into employment where we take just enough tax to avoid them giving up, revolting, voting for another party or otherwise getting bolshy.
The latest attempt is to cancel democracy. You see, the collectivist Auckland Regional Services Trust, owned by, well, nobody really, "The People" being the nearest approximation, is rich. Everyone wants to get their hands on it. There is great concern at the suggestion that Auckland voters have a referendum on what to do with it. The concern is because the voters might vote to give it to themselves. Which simply wouldn't do would it? So the local politicians are all striving mightily to get their hands on it. Because THEY know how to spend our money for us much better than WE do.
So you see, internet access is relatively economical here.
Happy now SurferM?
Mqurice
PS: Nobody owns the electricity supply company either. Funny that it conked out. They reckon they've got power back on with an emergency bunch of wires strung across the city which should last until the belated tunnel to carry a permanent supply is complete.
Psst: Don't mention this to anyone or they'll be really annoyed with me and might not believe me when I tell them Mum told me that a Maori guy was actually my father when Dad was away on a business trip. In fact, it was a Maori chief, so I guess that makes me King Kong! Please send Koha [= offerings, preferably in cash] to: Chief Maurice Eketahuna Waikikamukau [Whykickamoocow = USA speling] Aotearoa [New Zealand = USA speling]
Oh,and by the way, yes, Globalstar handsets will be at least dual mode. |