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I have no issue helping out the farmers, ranchers, and other rural people. The problem that I have is when my local phone service from my telco says 16.95 and I end up paying 23 + dollars because of all the fees and taxes and surcharges. It also didn't help when the Federal government forced the rbocs to subsidize there competition with artifically low wholesale?? rates. Now the problem is with cable offering phone service and not being regulated like the rbocs. If the rbocs are going to die, let them do it on there own - not with the help of the government(federal state and local)...
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I got a better idea....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
So can I move my...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nope....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
Ok, so can I plant 5000 acres of veg next to you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Instead of getting the government involved.  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Sorry but you are way off base.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nope I don't....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
And there is the issue  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
neseccity is the mother of invention....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
Simple  voska | 03/01/06
Sorry -Sam, but there is a  Update victim | 03/01/06
Ted Stevens  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
He needs your tax money  jfrankcarr | 02/28/06
Use technology instead of more TAXES!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
a rare chance to agree with ya Ax  Monkey_MCSE | 02/28/06
People in rural areas have other advantages  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Why? Because I can't raise cattle next door to you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nobody pointed a gun at you and said "Go raise cattle in Montana, boy"  James T. Kirk | 02/28/06
You should be able to do that  voska | 03/01/06
Indeed.... No doubt.... Absolutely.... What No_Ax said...  shawkins | 02/28/06
I agree about the "bedroom" folks.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
In texas  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Message has been deleted.  Mr. Roboto | 02/28/06
Shhhhhh  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
No, it's about funding dying telcos...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Then let the telcos die. silly  Mr. Roboto | 02/28/06
I think there are other problems...  cmeans@... | 03/02/06
What About Using The Oil Revenues?  IT_Guy_z | 02/28/06
Power to tax; power to destroy  maxo_z | 02/28/06
"So unless you can afford to pay the tax, you can't communicate any more?"  IT_Guy_z | 02/28/06
Why do we need to pay??  d6564 | 02/28/06
You simply don't understand modern farming.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Broadband access NOT!  aulax@... | 03/01/06
Sorry Sen Stevens. Try a different approach.  Update victim | 03/01/06
Broadband Taxes  alaudel | 03/01/06
Ted Stevens  chimpobites | 03/01/06

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