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Originally Posted by brk-lnt
Unfortunately the current state of the economy or unemployment rates really have nothing to do with the price structure of optional consumer services like cable tv.
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That's kinda like saying "
We need the Car Company bailout because we pay our Union workers when we shut down factories; we pay laid-off union workers for sitting around; and we don't have to be competitive because we're the Big 3". And when you get right down to it, aren't cars optional (ride a bike); telephones (didn't have thm in 1859, you know); or even houses with toilets (I can remember the times growing up when we only had outhouses)? I've already said cable is necessary when you have to access the internet for a home business (see
here for a similar take on this); and if car companies (and everyone else) have to change their business model to meet the current economic conditions, then so do cable companies. I really don't care what cable companies or car companies did 10 years ago; or even last year. I care about what's happening now, in the current economic climate. I believe they need to change their business model, and stop assuming we can all "just afford" whatever they want to charge. And I really don't buy your competitive argument. Cable TV companies still have some restrictions competing in the same area (see
here); those restrictions need to be remove.