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Should the Government Get Involved?
By Larry Hendrick | March 31, 2007
Which side of the fence do you stand on? Do you think the government should get involved or let the free enterprise system take its course? I think these are important questions that must be answered if we will see the United States continue to flourish and grow.
Wednesday, I referenced (and made comments about) a Business Week article titled FCC Prove: Net Neutrality Goose Chase? which told about an FCC investigation into improprieties pertaining to net neutrality. There are none.
I received some very interesting comments. The best part about the comments? The participants!
Let me introduce the players before you read the comments:
Laura Unger*: President of CWA Local 1150 in New York, NY
Roger Osborne*: AT&T Contractual Vice President, CWA 9415
David Hagan*: President and CEO of Boingo
Larry Hendrick: Co-Owner, Flags Bay (your online American flag source)
The website that Laura mentions in her first comment is owned and operated by the CWA (Communication Workers of America which is part of the AFL-CIO).
You will find more than 12,000 words written (get a fresh cup of coffee) in the comment section looking at both sides of the question. The discussion is centered around the issues, not personal attacks, and contains many key points on both side of the issue. In fact, I’m sure both sides believe they won the debate. That’s when you know if was good.
I enjoyed these exchanges immensely, even if it was very time consuming. It was energizing and quite refreshing!
Disclaimer: *I researched the names with these results.
Topics: Business, Technology |
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:23 am
“Which side of the fence do you stand on?”
Surprisingly (for such an impportant issue) little research is available on what people actually think. This is the question I hope to answer with a new online survey at http://www.copowi.com which introduces not only a new approach to the solution, but also provides an interesting way to see where you stand on the issue.
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:12 am
Hello George. Thanks for leaving a comment.
In the interest of disclosure, George and his website are not unbiased in this issue.