[flacaltenn]

D-Ray:

There ARE collective interests. And that would be fascinating to explore. But most of those interests can be served WITHOUT removing options from folks by govt mandate.

But there are also realities and limitations on power that are required. The corporate meddling you despise actually only gets worse -- the more power the govt assumes to favor ATT or Verizon by regulation.

Q. - What is the political system where business is privately owned, but totally regulated by a central govt power?
A. - I know the answer and I don't want to go near it..

And there are also priorities.. I would like to see the Feds masterfully fulfill their PRIMARY duties first. Like being responsible enough to write a budget -- even if one of the current clowns is pulling his pants down on Twitter.