Roger Long wrote:
That's certainly an option, perhaps even a good one. But, that's not
what is being discussed here. The proposed bill is just more of the
welfare and freebies that fiscal conservatives seem equally unable to
resist handing out when they get their hands on the purse strings.
They just hand it out to different people than the liberals.


Notice the deafening silence as soon as you underline the _corporate
welfare_ aspect of this scam? Republitards like Dave just don't get it.

Rich Hampel wrote:
Please .... Pass the Kool-AidI
Does strychnine leave a bitter after-taste?

Just simply go back in history and look to find the the greatest
periods of prosperity were preceded by times of tax cuts. 20s, 60s,
80s & 90s. Then go back and look what preceded recessions ..... yup,
increased taxation.

oh and here I thought it was World Wars...ignorant me

Maybe you'd be happier living in an economically stagnant society that
takes 80 to 90% percent of your income ... like Scandanavia, or central
Europe, etc.

you've never been there, you probably couldn't even find these places on
a map, you are...._without_clue_

Then totally dimisses you when you reach 'retirement
age' and are no longer able to 'contribute' to the local socialism (all
you get is a clean sheet to die on)

naw you're confused...it's your private insurance companies in the
States that will toss you like yesterday's trash when for example your
cancer treatment gets too expensive, but you've never anywhere near
"Scandinavia" so you wouldn't have a clue what you're blathering about.

Please consider moving there as
that will help remove a non-productive 'taker' from this society.

ad hominem crap
you're done
*plonk*

Roger Long wrote:
I think a better question would be:

Would the economy and the society be healthier if all roads were toll
roads and no tax dollars were use?

The specific question for this group is:

Will you cruising (and aviation if your are a pilot) be safer and more
convenient if the only weather data available to you is that which you
pay for with your credit card at time of access or get via monthly
subscription?

Point to ponder: The government is not going to privatize the very
expensive searches for sailors and pilots who get in trouble. Human
nature being what it is, how many more of them are there going to be
to look for if everyone has to pay for weather reports?

Another thing to think about. Each private company will have their own
interpretation of the source data. So will you have to subscribe to
multiples services and try to guess which one will be the most accurate?
JR

Dave wrote:
On Tue, 3 May 2005 18:31:59 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore" said:


That is the absolute last thing the private services want. They get their
raw material for free now. Why would they want to pay for launching
hundreds of weather balloons a day, staffing weather observation stations
arlond the country and maintaining satellites and weather bouys. They would
much rather us tax payers pay for that.


Oh ye of little imagination! So stop giving it away for free. Why is it so
hard for the free lunch bunch to comprehend that concept?
Dave since you are not a member of the free lunch bunch you must have
sent you child to a private school, had your own police and fire
department, built roads (or paid tolls) and never used any government
services. Or you are one hell of a hypocrite.
JR

Kubez wrote:

JR Gilbreath wrote in
:


Another thing to think about. Each private company will have their own
interpretation of the source data. So will you have to subscribe to
multiples services and try to guess which one will be the most accurate?


.... as opposed to hearing only the government's version and knowing it's
wrong.
So you say all of the NOAA weather forecasts are wrong? Then why would
a private company even want them? It's strange but I have found NOAA to
be pretty damn good. Where did you have problems with them?

"Roger Long" wrote

The specific question for this group is:

Will you cruising (and aviation if your are a pilot) be safer and more
convenient if the only weather data available to you is that which you
pay for with your credit card at time of access or get via monthly
subscription?

Point to ponder: The government is not going to privatize the very
expensive searches for sailors and pilots who get in trouble. Human
nature being what it is, how many more of them are there going to be
to look for if everyone has to pay for weather reports?

--

Roger Long

Roger, it just might have results other than you implied.

A consumer (public or private corporation, private citizen or a government
agency) does tend to use more responsibly those services which it has to pay
for.

It's likely that "the very expensive searches for sailors and pilots who get
in trouble" are in large part for operators who already have adequate safety
equipment, and certainly have the means to obtain all forms of weather
information. It might make sense to charge for the services provided,
whether that be forecasting or search and rescue. Maritime accidents that
result from small boat operators lack of planning with FREE weather
information, would hardly be affected by charging all operators for that
service.

Jack Painter
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Bradley Jesness wrote:


Anybody what pays taxes is an idiot. I haven't filed or paid one
thin dime for over twenty years. I say **** the IRS.


Since you are on welfare, no one expects you to pay taxes. If you were
employable it would be a different story.

Comment below:
"Kubez" wrote in message
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prodigal1 wrote in :

Rich Hampel wrote:

bit snipped was here

Then totally dimisses you when you reach 'retirement
age' and are no longer able to 'contribute' to the local socialism (all
you get is a clean sheet to die on)

naw you're confused...it's your private insurance companies in the
States that will toss you like yesterday's trash when for example your
cancer treatment gets too expensive, but you've never anywhere near
"Scandinavia" so you wouldn't have a clue what you're blathering about.

How many American cancer patients go to Scandanavia for their utopian
socialist medical treatments? Now, how many Canadians come to the United
States?

Very few Canadians actually. How many Americans buy their prescription
drugs in Canada (including State Health Authorities)? Quite a few I
understand...
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca