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To: dennisw

Why MacDonald’s sales are down....The great American middle class has less discretionary income. Not just MacDonalds. Many businesses are in the same boat.


2 posted on 12/02/2014 2:31:56 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw

Mc Rib is back...... so far I’ve had 5..... just couldn’t help it


15 posted on 12/02/2014 2:53:37 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: dennisw

I like to point out to people that a VERY large part your cell phone bill is the money the company spent at auction, acquiring the bandwidth from the government. Basically, they will pay literally ANYTHING for it, because - it doesn’t really matter!

Of course, the bandwidth belongs to YOU in the first place...when the FCC was created, the bandwidth was given (with a tiny, tiny fee) to responsible parties (TV stations, radio stations, and so on) with a yearly license based on “the public good” - do a bad job, lose your license, someone else would just love to have it and do good with it.

Most non-corrupt countries treat cell phone bandwidth this way - a resource belonging to the public to be used to its benefit in an efficient manner - and that’s why many places have $20 cell phone bills with two-way video. Of course, the US is not one of these.


22 posted on 12/02/2014 2:58:44 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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