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sfwriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 02:30 PM
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Hey! I was just on Tom Hartman!
Talked about my grandfather and the CCC, WPA, and TVA.


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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 02:36 PM
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1. I caught the last bit about your grandfather and the "Republican
Great Depression. You'll are right about the TVA. Rural counties would not have electricity today without gov'mint intervention.
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 02:38 PM
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2. Curious: how long did you have to wait before he took your call? n/t
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sfwriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-17-06 01:53 AM
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5. five minutes...
a break and one caller...
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 02:42 PM
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3. I heard you. That was a good discussion.
The free market was NEVER going to bring electricity to rural, poor America.
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musette_sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-16-06 02:45 PM
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4. and Georgie Butch would be telling us
how it's "uniquely 'Murican" to live without electricity in rural, poor America. :eyes:
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sfwriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-17-06 01:55 AM
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6. The free market isn't bringing internet to America...
Compare high-speed saturation by population, speed, and cost to anyplace in Asia and most places in Europe.


Here monopolies eeek out the minimum they can at the highest price.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-17-06 01:58 AM
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7. infrastructure good, jobs for folks - better living from good gov't
:toast:
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