commentary from MSN.com article on Feb. 4 about delay of switch from analog to digital tv
Ok people. the democrats are putting off the switch from analog tv to digital tv until June 12.
Why? because people aren't ready. would you like to know how many people allegedly are not ready for the switcheroo: 6%. SIX PERCENT! You HAVE to be kidding me! (arms waving). i am stunned into slience.
clearly someone in the upper echelon of government did not get the memo on the art of Procrastination. until the switch actually happens people will not be ready. why? two reasons:
1) it is in the nature of people to put something off until it MUST happen NOW
2) now nobody will actually believe said switch will happen because when june comes around people won't be ready (see reason number 1) and then they will want to put switcheroo off until EVERYONE is ready and the cycle will continue. (how do they know 6% are not ready anyway?)
apparently the government is being blamed for not enough public education. HEEELLOOO!!! If people have questions where is their personal initiave to go figure things out themselves?!!! i swear...grr... who wouldn't love a freebie right?! well...wake up world-life 'aint that way. public education is the issue?! go talk to a rep at best buy, circut city, costco, wal-mart (be careful here though) compare info and take care of it. better yet...get on the internet. OH if you are one of those rural people who doesn't have the internet yet...just wait, president obama will save your hide here in the next few years and you'll be taken care of. yes, getting internet to rural people is part of the stimulius package-who knew the government would take the place of private business (see glenbeck.com for specifics). and in the meantime while obama is getting you the internet go to the library!!
(napoelon dynamite like GOSH!)
now lets add insult to injury. part of the trillion dollare simulius package (we are now owned by china!) is going to cupons for people to buy converter boxes. do you know how much those cupons are? $40. yes you read that right $40. but now, the original program for cupons is out of money and people still need money for said boxes so...that is part of the stimulus package. (gag).
now let me clarify. i like getting free money just like everyone else but my worry is we are living in a country that is pretty heavily in debt. that trickles down to a cross-country culture of over-the-top debt living which is something i don't believe in. so as nice as it was to recieve money from president bush the long term consequenses of--more debt--don't exactly thrill me. i'd rather go without.
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"people allegedly are not ready for the switcheroo: 6%. SIX PERCENT! You HAVE to be kidding me! (arms waving). i am stunned into slience."
Maybe your claim that 6% isn't a big number should be looked at with actual numbers. Here is the population of USA 303,824,640 and here is 6% of that 18,229,478. That is a whopping 18million people. I think that is pretty substantial amount to justify the delay.
Which packets do you want? There are like a hundred to choose from. Just go to the website and let me know..
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