In support of your points.... On the news the other day, they pointed out a dituation where the city of Wash DC is having the cops harrass the Bicycle Taxis, and got Politions on the record saying that they are trying to find a way to regulate them. The count is something like 50 total bucycle Taxi across the city. Isn't this a bit extreme and wasteful to go after a few bicycle riders? They literally work hard to give others enjoyment, a public good. My point here is... if the government can see it, they will try to regulate it. Thats what governments do, they regulate things. The government really needs to stop, they are sticking their nose into way to many businesses, taking regulation to a point of harrasment instead of a public good. Its the whole thing about making regulation in search of a problem, instead of the proper way which is indentifying a clear problem and regulating to solve it. Or in my opinion, to get out of the way and let the free market solve it.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: MDK To: WISPA General List Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] The Legislative Situation Is Dire Mark, you seem to think that what I'm advocating is a 'dream' or some kind of old fashioned fantasy. To correct your mistake here, I must point out that the "system" you seem to want to continue has brought this nation to the brink of bankrtuptcy, destroyed our industrial and scientific base, our technology base has eroded, our information age has enabled our competitors now, and we're rapidly proceeding to a nation full of people who feed each other at mcdonald's, mow each other's lawns, provide internet, and lend each other money - or, in terms of reality, a fantasy. The history of our current telecom industry points to only one thing... Congress is wholesale inept at regulating business, services or industry. We have 5 bazillion laws, all being targeted for efforts to gain advantage for this or that segment, or for this, or against that industry. While we have played in the tide pools, away from the ocean sized breakers of Congressional and Federal controls, it has abundantly clear that what is going on is not sustainable, not good, not even faintly viable. I am not advocating a fantasy... I am advocating a restoration of the PROPER governance our constitution provided and served us so incredibly well while we stuck to it. And, has done such immense damage when we ignored it. I am confused about why you think that WISPA and all other ISP organizations should not propose a clear philosophical message that FREE MARKETS WORK. Duhh, we know they do, we compete as best we can, hobbled by the regulatory structure that grants others certain advantages, etc. There's NOTHING wrong with the idea that Congress should set about undoing the sins of the last generations. Furthermore, as someone said, WISPA itself should, just because it is an advocacy organization, have a clear and unambiguous philosophy on what the organization is going to advocate for, not just WHO it advocates for - and I recall the heated discussions on that topic. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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