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Although we are not talking about the same thing, the other poster and I are, in fact addressing issues:

1. The federal government "renting" or "selling" spectrum is constitutionally dubious. Where are they authorized to "own" it?

2. There are plenty of examples of well-managed shared common resources where the government does not assert bogus claims ov ownership.

3. Abolishing the current structure of spectrum licensing would smash the extremely odious institution of broadcast networks in the U.S. That could possibly be wrong with that?

You examples are weak: ISM band use is, in fact, lightly regulated and unlicensed. AMAZINGLY there is no "chaos." WiFi is one of the most vibrant areas of the high tech economy. Imagine if the whole spectrum were given over to such new technologies.

Weren't broadcasters supposed to hand back some spectrum in return for their HDTV spectrum? Why would you defend a structure that gives away the people's property to leftist scum?

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Why would you defend a structure that gives away the people's property to leftist scum?

The problem is not 'leftist scum'. This attempt to associate something which provokes a negative emotional reaction with your side of the argument, and to attempt to discredit my side by doing so, negates my considing of your arguments as valid since this is how you justify them.

Bye.