[OT] Verizon/FairPoint sale (was: Comcast!?!?)

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> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:06:57 -0500
> From: Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>

> which was also contracted out. How many times have you driven down a
> local or state road and found the quality to be very different when you
> crossed a town or country boundary.  Unfortunately, privatization does

In the winter, I've noticed a drastic change in the quality of road
maintenance at the Rochester toll booth.  North of the toll booth, the
snow removal is quite good.  But as soon as you go through it, heading
south through Dover, the snow removal is <emph>terrible</emph>.

> One benefit of city or town trash collection is that the cost is in
> your taxes which are deductible.=20

Oh, yeay.  Let's socialize trash, water, sewer, LP, electric,
telephone, internet, cell phony, schooling (oh wait, we already have
that - well, extend it to colleges then), the food supply, and (while
we're at it) gasoline.  Then, 100% of our income could be deducted on
Schedule A.  I'm sure many of us would have fatter tax refunds. ;) In
all seriousness, though, I would probably vote in favour of
government-operated Internet service.