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My cell phone was only twenty dollars to buy, and I only have to add another
twenty dollars every three months. It doesn't have a camera, games, or other
useless doodads. It's a PHONE, for crying out loud. I suppose it has text
messaging but being middle aged, I don't even know how to use it. I
generally accumlate time on it because I use it for its intended purpose
only: to arrange rides and reach people that it's essential for me to reach
when I'm not at home. (I don't have a car so that's a bit more important for
me than the average person; I cannot simply drive to the nearest pay phone.)
My kids have equally cheap cell phones. As a parent, I think they are a
wonderful invention for the sake of safety if nothing else (no more nonsense
about "Mom, I couldn't call because I wasn't near a phone.") The only reason
I have a LAND LINE (a truly needless expense) is to support my DSL. If
anything I can see land lines fading away, because they are ridiculously
expensive.
>From: "puma2371" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: "Libertarian the Answer" <[email protected]>
>To: "Libertarian the Answer" <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: America in Need of Leadership.
>Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 09:57:21 -0700
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>From: puma2371
>Message 7 in Discussion
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>hey bob, you are definitely above average. no surprise there.
>but...ummmmm... 4. get rid of your cell phone. Why, it's the only phone
>I have? ...why?! because you are getting sriffed once a month to have it
>and probably giving yourself brain cancer in the process. ok, i used cell
>phones as an example of paying into any multinational corprate monetizing
>scam. there used to be a time when business ran on the concept that the
>customer is always right. this is no longer an issue for big biz. today,
>the customer is just a cash cow, the object is to squeeze every possible
>dime out of the customer while giving the customer as little as possible in
>return. this is called monetizing. others, who are paying attention, call
>it extortion. no law enforcement agency or court is going to do anything
>about it, only by refusing to pay tribute to these sociopaths can we curb
>it. if you absolutely need a cell phone, get a prepaid one. at least you
>can control how much you have to pay for it this way and you are not forced
>into a long term "contract". basically, make a conscious effort to fork
>over as little as possible to multinational corporations. another little
>tip. you can save yourself a ton of money by shopping at yard sales
>whenever you get a chance. i get all my clothes at them. i wear levis,
>carhartts, nunn bush, k-swiss etc., etc., and get everything in new
>condition and never pay more than a buck an item. and its just plain fun
>because you never know what you are going to find. got too much stuff?
>make some extra cash by throwing a yard sale now and then. get the barbecue
>running and sell hot-dogs while your at it. you may be very pleasantly
>surprised at the results.
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