Re: U.S. Finance Sector Weighs In on Net Neutrality

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 5/3/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> On Wed, 3 May 2006, Brian Loe wrote:
>
> > You're wrong on more levels than I care to address, but here's two:
> >
> > 1) There is no better system than the free market system. In the days
> > when it was experienced, it was beautiful. YOU have not experienced
> > it, regardless of where you live. THIS (what we have in the US) is not
> > a free market. It IS, however, the most free market around...
>
> Apart from the UK, of course.

Heh! I wouldn't consider the UK's market "free" either - for the same
reasons as the US'...mostly due to welfare programs (be it for the
lazy or to prop up farmers and such with subsidies and of course the
various bs regulation governments feel compelled to create).

As for being better than the US' market - well, some days yes, some days no.


> I live in the UK. The lowest cost provider for DSL is currently offering
> it for "free" (if you sign up to their phone system). And this is one of
> the BIG UK telephone companies.
<snip>
> I believe they'll be making a profit even at that price.


My point exactly...

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