http://talkingtech.net/2008/02/12/broadband-task-force-report-taken-to-task/ life and technology on the north coast of california Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://talkingtech.net/2008/02/12/broadband-task-force-report-taken-to-task/#comment-29988 Another Voice Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:05:33 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2008/02/12/broadband-task-force-report-taken-to-task/#comment-29988 While I don't take seriously anything I read in a propaganda rag like the Eureka Reporter I had to take a look to see what Ballon was spouting. While I find the Pacific Research Institute highly suspect, I thought his points made a lot of sense. He is correct that government run enterprises tend to bog down due to the bureaucracy involved. Government should ordinarily set policy, and let the private sector do the build-out within those parameters. Finally in response to Carson Park Recycler above, insurance is one of the most regulated industries in the nation. While I don’t take seriously anything I read in a propaganda rag like the Eureka Reporter I had to take a look to see what Ballon was spouting. While I find the Pacific Research Institute highly suspect, I thought his points made a lot of sense. He is correct that government run enterprises tend to bog down due to the bureaucracy involved. Government should ordinarily set policy, and let the private sector do the build-out within those parameters. Finally in response to Carson Park Recycler above, insurance is one of the most regulated industries in the nation.

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2008/02/12/broadband-task-force-report-taken-to-task/#comment-29978 Carson Park Recycler Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:33:22 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/2008/02/12/broadband-task-force-report-taken-to-task/#comment-29978 Mr. Ballon probably thinks that we've got a great health care system, since insurance corporations operate unfettered by government bureaucracies. Mr. Ballon probably thinks that we’ve got a great health care system, since insurance corporations operate unfettered by government bureaucracies.

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