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To: Louis Foxwell
If they back socialism so much, then let's try it out in Silicon Valley and the poorer surrounding counties and cities first. Using their support for socialized medicine as a framework, I propose the following (in keeping with their professed views).

1. Access to computers, the internet, social networks, and smart phones is a RIGHT, not a privilege. Everyone has that RIGHT. To ensure this RIGHT, we need 'IT Reform'!

2. Thus, we must socialize Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Cisco, etc., with the government setting prices and acting as a single payer to tech employees. Given their training and education, IT 'providers' should make a good salary, but not the type of salary they're making now. It's just not fair, and threatens each American's RIGHT to equal access to IT.

3. Everyone in Silicon Valley (and the poorer surrounding counties and cities) will be required by law to purchase an 'IT coverage' plan - the details of which will be determined by the government. This plan will 'level the playing field' and provide near-equal IT quality to all (e.g. high-speed internet, a MacBook Pro or equivalent, and an iPhone X or equivalent - to all). Those who can't afford to purchase an 'IT coverage' plan will be subsidized by the government (i.e. their coverage will be paid for by those who do purchase coverage). If those who are able to afford 'IT coverage' (as determined by the government) don't, they will be fined by the IRS.

This is just the start of what I imagine will be an ~2700 page document/bill (sound familiar?).

7 posted on 08/18/2018 9:04:59 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: neverevergiveup

“1. Access to computers, the internet, social networks, and smart phones is a RIGHT, not a privilege. Everyone has that RIGHT. To ensure this RIGHT, we need ‘IT Reform’!”

Some...repeat “some”... of that might...repeat “might”...become true. As more and more business and social transactions come to be accomplished electronically, and come to be required to be accomplished electronically, will people have a right of some sort to the means to accomplish those transactions? Can one part of society legitimately cut off another part of society from accomplishing those transactions because the latter doesn’t have the means?

Maybe some sort of dual access is indicated.

I dunno.


13 posted on 08/18/2018 9:43:10 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: neverevergiveup

And you will need to pass it to find out what’s in it.


35 posted on 08/18/2018 2:03:55 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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