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Post by CellarRat on Feb 17, 2014 19:20:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2014 19:40:10 GMT -5
I would like to see more competition in the cable tv market not less. This can't be good. Comcast to acquire Time Warner Cable in $45.2B deal nyp.st/1kDfLbVNice example of how the free market works. I suppose this would be the time for the Government to step in - right? LOL! |
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Post by CellarRat on Feb 17, 2014 20:15:49 GMT -5
I would like to see more competition in the cable tv market not less. This can't be good. Comcast to acquire Time Warner Cable in $45.2B deal nyp.st/1kDfLbVNice example of how the free market works. I suppose this would be the time for the Government to step in - right? LOL! I'm not familiar with the cable industry but I'm sure there are plenty of local, state and federal regulations. I'm not sure if those regulations encourage or discourage competition. Or if they pick a winner or group of winners. We still have the dish tv companies to provide some competition. Not sure what the lol is all about? You must be building another strawman. In your world the choice is always big government or anarchy. Again you are just acting foolish. I post an article with a legitimate concern and you make your silly comments. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2014 8:33:32 GMT -5
I inserted the LOL because I interpreted your post as one looking for some government help to control the rising costs. FYI, the cable industry was DEREGULATED in 1996 and the free market forces - read that cable greed, LOL, have seen skyrocketing costs at three or more times the rate of inflation. May be hard for you to swallow but big business lobbies for no governmeny controls at all and big business is then free to screw us. Same thing happened in the energy sector when companies like Exxon and Mobil were allowed to merge and carve up the energy market. Free market is the opposite of free for the consumer. Costs never go down as "promised" but profits do go up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2014 5:41:26 GMT -5
Invest in them then.
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Post by DelmartianEd on Feb 21, 2014 7:17:18 GMT -5
We need more second market entrants. FiOS is in some towns, but here in Albany city limits, the only internet choices are Time Warner and DSL The franchise system makes it difficult on second market entrants.
I'm not thrilled about the idea of being a Comcast customer, but the problem isn't really the merger itself, it's that I don't have a good option for internet service other than the cable company.
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Post by SaintsFan on Feb 23, 2014 19:27:52 GMT -5
I suppose if you've got hundreds of thousands to invest you can make some money but then again you would already be considered wealthy. We all know the stock market heavily favors those who already have money. See the catch 22 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 20:10:29 GMT -5
I suppose if you've got hundreds of thousands to invest you can make some money but then again you would already be considered wealthy. We all know the stock market heavily favors those who already have money. See the catch 22 I guess there are a lot of wealthy people out there |
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Post by indian82 on Feb 23, 2014 21:25:18 GMT -5
I suppose if you've got hundreds of thousands to invest you can make some money but then again you would already be considered wealthy. We all know the stock market heavily favors those who already have money. See the catch 22 What am I missing, can't anybody invest? I thought E*Trade was just $7 per transaction. |
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