So what do you propose exactly.. as a society that what 1 in 5 are collecting a check from the government because they can't work or don't have a job?

How do we shut it off?

What about the infrastructure of roads, travel and such that basically lay the foundation for our economy as we know it?

Do we allow the economy to regress until we as a society learn how to adapt without such items as publicly maintained roadways to move goods, allow people to get to and from work, the promotes much of our commerce.

Expand upon your vision of what would be "publicly" funded and what would be let go in this reshaped world.

To tie it back to the topic at hand.. how would that impact the governments role in supporting the web infrastructure as we know it?

Example.. tiny city of Medford Wisconsin redid the main roadway through the heart of the city.. with that they assisted in pulling and provided the right of way and housing for the new cabling within the city. Basically partially funding the very internet route I am using at the moment.

Does that all go private? So then whom provide the right of way for the service to be ran? Do we force the company to compensate individual landowners for rights? What happens when one says no? Do we abandon the service? Do we take the hit in the local and extending economies because we are relying on free trade and bargaining rights exclusively?

I want to know your vision.. because as righteous as it sounds.. and practical for that mater... there are tons and tons of questions like the above that would need to be sorted out.

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Today: Megaupload has been shutdown by the government and its owners have been arrested.

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In response, RIAA, MPAA, DOJ, FBI, whitehouse.gov, and Universal Media are all being hit with DDoS attacks.

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i was just going to post this :<

love it

#OPMegaUpload is in Full Effect. Justice.gov DOWN - MPAA.org DOWN - UniversalMusic.com DOWN - MASS DDOS ATTACK!

Whats hilarious is that it was shutdown due to piracy (largely pressured by the music industry), yet the CEO of megaupload is rap producer Swizz Beats.

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Don't worry guys, SOPA's fucked...

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Anyway, this whole bill is ridiculous. Sounds like a combination of the government going powerhungry combined with way too much corporate input in politics, which has been happening for way too long over in the US, anyway.

For those who don't truly understand what this is about just yet, here's a youtube video (now you can still watch it). He's a little too thorough for my taste and keeps rehashing stuff, but it does give a very clear indication of what kind of ridiculous power a government gets when a bill like this passes...

Yup. But it's not just 'corporate' input, it's the Music/Movie Industry. The same industry that Zombie LOVES.

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