[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Long Distance Prices have fallen through the floor since de-regulation. > >> OK...thank God something is better since deregulation!!! (Thanks...I >> forgot about that one!) > > You forget that regulations are created by people, many of whom have been on > the take from special interests for years. When you examine regulations, you > will see that so many actually benefit particular industries or businesses > rather than the public. They are often used to restrict competition or limit > the publics recourse against some business. > > I would pose the problem in another way. Tell me something, whether > regulation or operation, that the government does right. I will admit there > are probably some things... but none come to mind.
Hi Larry! I can't imagine a private social "safety net", as Ronald Reagan called it. The business types like to say "the poor aren't our problem". -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
