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Hello there, Patrick, Eric, et al.: A question from a newbie -- was it socialism when the Federal government helped electrify the Tennessee by energizing competition at a time power trusts were charging citizens $1 a foot to bring power from the roadside to the farmstead in a massively depressed region? I don't think so. I do think there is a solid place for governmental initiatives in behalf of the public good when business can't or won't bring needed services into being. (And Heaven knows commercial broadcasting in the US is providing only the most superficial of public services -- but a boatload of noise pollution.) That's not socialism, gentlemen, it's progressivism. AlanB Arlington, VA Patrick Martin wrote: Eric, As much as I don't like IBOC, I don't think the government should own businesses. We have free enterprise in the US, and it should stay that way. 73s, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KAVT Reception Manager _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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