Sunday, January 23, 2011

We Don't Get Fooled Again

News that Comcast has been given the go ahead to merge with NBC has a familiar ring of  government intrusion to it.

“Some of the conditions of the deal offer benefits that could help those hurt by the digital divide.  Under the section marked “Broadband Adoption and Deployment” the following conditions were specified to be provided to 2.5 million low-income households: $10 broadband, $150 computer equipment, and computer training.  Since African Americans are disproportionately represented among low income households, black people could greatly benefit if Comcast adheres to these conditions.”

Hey, I have a terrific idea! Why don’t we make banks give home mortgages to people who either won’t or can’t possibly pay for them? Oh wait, I think that’s been done before huh Chris Dodd and Barney Frank? Let’s see how did that work for us? Yeah, can you say housing crash and economy trashed?

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