Maybe he should have legalized marijuana? Would have probably done better! J/K!
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:52:38 -0500 >Let's not forget that the aim of the stimulus grant was to get money moving >again, create jobs, etc. People getting broadband is only an after thought. > > >----- >Mike Hammett >Intelligent Computing Solutions >http://www.ics-il.com > > > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Mike" <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:20 PM >To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > >> Whatever happened to the American work ethic? What ever happened to >> the American way of working towards the future? Both have been >> replaced by a want-it-now instant gratification >> mentality. Traditionally, a small business could become a big >> business by grit, determination, and hard work. >> >> It is wrong that we have become such an entitlement ready nation; if >> the government pays me I'll do it. I also further the idea that >> release of public spectrum in the UHF bands would be a great shot in >> the arm towards the goal of ubiquitous broadband. Cheaper than a >> stimulus package too. >> >> Both the government and American business have become fond of short >> term returns at the expense of long term gain and stability. Just >> how much of this stimulus money will have found its way to bringing >> ubiquitous broadband to the masses? I don't think it is going to >> solve the problem, or guarantee long term stability. >> >> Giveaways have always been fraught with fraud, cronyism and >> fat. While not actually a dance with the devil, submission to >> governmental scrutiny for the sake of subsidized expansion of your >> business is, in my opinion, short sighted. >> >> My ideals are more in line with wisdom handed down through the ages: >> "The government is best which governs least." >> >> Mike >> >> At 11:42 AM 10/8/2009, you wrote: >>> > Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. >>> >>>I want to understand people's opposition to the Broadband Stimulus >>>programs. >>> >>> >>>Rick and other people opposed to the stimulus, can you expand on why you >>>don't believe in the Stimulus and why you didn't apply? Are there things >>>you >>>think the government - FCC, congress, etc. - could do to help ISPs and >>>expanding broadband? >>> >>>Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $30.00/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
