[opendtv] Re: The Weather and do these people have NO shame?
- From: Mitch Cardwell <mitchrc@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:39:34 -0700
I think this is foolish and Santorum is a tool, but I couldn't help but
notice your remark: "free weather information is a necessity for many."
If it's a necessity then it has value, they ought to pay for it and
they are, through their taxes. The problem is, so am I and I have
absolutely zero need for it. We paid for the infrastructure, but the
Feds could sell that off to a private entity to reimburse us for that
and then only those who need weather data would have to pay for it.
Why should my tax dollars be funding free weather data for the
airlines, tv stations and the Weather Channel?
Mitch
On Apr 26, 2005, at 10:36 AM, John Willkie wrote:
> Accuweather is in State College, PA, so Rick Santorum is the Senator
> from
> Accuweather.
>
> I have issues with governmental agencies competing with private
> insterests.
> However, Accuweather and TWC entered this environment, and now they
> want to
> change it. Also, free weather information is a necessity for many.
> After
> this goes through, many people -- I don't mean farmers; they pay for
> much
> more detailed weather/climate informaton than anybody else -- will
> only be
> able to get weather information from free radio and tv.
>
> Let's call it for what it is: greedy overreaching by commerical
> interests
> that want to change the rules of competition that were in place when
> they
> entered the marketplace.
>
> John Willkie
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