Oh and I guess I should add that while violent crime continues to decline in the U.S., it steadily increases in Europe, Australia, and the U.K. where they now have HIGHER violent crime rates than in the U.S., something most Europeans often don't know.
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Billy Bob > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 11:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > No... I'm not kidding. If you really believe that, then you > live in LaLa land. > > Not only does our economy suck but so does our current state > of our country as a whole. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Henry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:58 AM > To: 'Billy Bob'; 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > You're kidding, right? ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Billy Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:08 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > > > > "...we have the strongest economy in the world"... > > > > Where do you live?? > > > > Certainly not here. > > > > Bruce > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim > > Henry > > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:20 PM > > To: 'Dustin Goodwin'; 'nycwireless' > > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > > OK, guess I should have read the article first:-). No > thanks to govt. > > subsidized broadband. We already have too much of a > socialist load on > > our economy. The fact that we have less socialism than most other > > countries is probably the main reason that we have the strongest > > economy in the world, > > the envy of other nations. Just my two cents. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Dustin > > > Goodwin > > > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:40 AM > > > To: nycwireless > > > Subject: [nycwireless] Municipal Broadband - Must read! > > > > > > > > > If you think you have a well developed theory on the why or > > why not of > > > the municipal broadband debate you must read this > article. Some of > > > the conclusions: The US is desperately behind in broaband > compared > > > to the rest the world. As for existing US broadband.We are paying > > > way too > > much for way > > > too little compared to the rest of the world. > > > US monopolies are have bloated the price of broadband and slowed > > > investment. Lack of Federal and State policy/programs/tax > > > breaks/incentives are mostly to blame. > > > As we learned during the electrification of the rural US free > > > enterprise is not the best system for bringing real low > > cost broadband > > > to everyone. If your municipality really wants to be on the > > broadband > > > grid and your expecting help from private telcos... your screwed. > > > Municipal broadband or the threat of municipal broadband has been > > > shown to encourage private sector investment. Most places > including > > > NYC should be shopping around for a municipal broadband > solution if > > > they expect their businesses to compete on a global level. > > > The US communication infrastructure is stagnating and the > > fixes will > > > come from a combination public policy *AND* private enterprise. > > > > > > *Let There Be Wi-Fi* > > > Broadband is the electricity of the 21st century-and much > of America > > > is being left in the dark. > > > http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0601.podesta.html > > > -- > > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > > Un/Subscribe: > > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > > > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > > > Date: 1/5/2006 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > Un/Subscribe: > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > > Date: 1/5/2006 > > > > > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.14.14/222 - Release > Date: 1/5/2006 > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
