What's the ROI on our interstate highway system? on our local and national parks? on our water supplies? on our public universities?
Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote: > Hello, > > On Feb 13, 2008 12:08 PM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > everyone, including companies, pay taxes. > > Its how we pay for things around us. > > It's not that way for everything... but for the things it is like that > for... it doesn't have to be that way. > > We tend to get a much better ROI on things we pay for on a free > market, than things paid for via tax money. > > If a private company does something we don't like, we can choose not > to use their services or purchase their products. If they're doing > something alot of people don't like, then alot of people will have > this same reaction. > > This will affect their bottom line, and could end their business. > > People can even choose to even start their own company and compete > with this company directly. And thus providing an alternative. > > The original company ends up shooting themselves in the foot.... and > looses their business (unless they change their ways). > > However...... If a government provides a shitty service, what can we > do about it?.... Nothing! > > And I know... people are going to say, well you can vote and change > things. First, in my observation, voting rarely seems to change > anything. But.... second... let's assume voting does change things... > well you have to wait 4 years before you can affect any kind of > change. And you get one shot at it. (We essentially have 4 year > dictatorships.) > > That's NOT better than a free market. > > I think it's better to remove the regulations we have now that are > (for all practical purposes) preventing new competitor ISP from > arising. > > See ya > > -- > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. > http://ChangeLog.ca/ > > Motorsport Videos > http://TireBiterZ.com/ > > Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]