http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/taxonomy/term/428 Comments for "AT&T" en http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/374/edwards_and_the_spectrum_as_a_public_good#comment-683 <p>It sounds good in theory that the "public good" should own things, but if you look at the history of GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP of property, government ownership raises costs for everyone and makes markets less efficient. It sounds good in theory that the government should "regulate the airwaves" and "regulate the internet" using feel-good terms such as "net-neutrality" but the government should NEVER regulate the internet! And never tax it! And the same goes with the spectrum. It sounds great in theory that "rural and underserved areas" need to benefit. But the converse of that is that you are forcing "metro and 'overserved'" areas to SUFFER at the hands of bureaucrats like John Edwards. The free markets should decide these things.</p> <p>Imagine if the government got involved in the regulation and licensing of computer equipment. Quality would suffer, price would go up (look at the health care industry), and computer speed would remain flat or at most go up much less than the current speed-doubling time of 18 months.</p> <p>Vote Ron Paul 2008. Let freedom reign.</p> <p>Avery J. Knapp Jr., M.D.</p> Wed, 30 May 2007 19:52:23 -0400 Avery Knapp Jr comment 683 at http://techpresident.personaldemocracy.com