[109304] in Cypherpunks
Re: Israel Cell Phones
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Motyka)
Wed Mar 17 16:34:43 1999
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:58:29 -0500
From: Michael Motyka <mmotyka@lsil.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <cypherpunks@openpgp.net>
Reply-To: Michael Motyka <mmotyka@lsil.com>
In principal, I agree with you that economics is the preferred way to
regulate. The problem is that this activity could very well be at the
request of the government. The only services that will be available will
be those that are government approved. So another way to look at the
situation is that the people need to pressure their "representatives" to
sign a contract with the "represented" that this activity will not take
place. This contract could take the form of a piece of legislation
outlawing the offending practice.
Just another basis from which to view things.
Mike
/*
Once again the socialist don't get it (FYI Israel is a *very* socialist
country). :(
If you don't like the actions of Company X, the solution is not more
government regulation, the solution is to stop using Company X's
products.
The pocketbook is far more powerfull than any government action. If the
million or so cell phone users all went and turned in their phones and
canceled their service things would change very fast.
*/
