[8965] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: High Dollar Pay
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Tue Dec 14 00:52:17 1993
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: joseph@path.net (Joseph Stroup)
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 23:51:03 -0600 (CST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, karl@mcs.com
In-Reply-To: <9312132128.aa05871@pandora.sf.ca.us> from "Joseph Stroup" at Dec 13, 93 09:28:40 pm
> Karl,
>
> I am as much a capitalist as you are but, I object to seeing my tax dollars
> fund ANS - no matter which hat they wear (non-profit or profit). If the
> company had to stand on its own without financial aid where would they be ?
> Just look at the sales history and we both know where. Until someone says
> STOP - these sky high checks will continue & they will defend them til their
> parachutes open. ANS does not have enough revenue from its non-gov't base
> to support the network operation. So take away the financial aid and what a
> mess. I don't think they care. When this deal ends they will go their ways
> and find another. Sort of like being in college forever. In the real world
> the expect results.
Whoah! Just a minute!
I believe that if you're going to suck on the public federal teat, you ought
to provide good value for the dollar spent. Otherwise I'm pissed as that's
<my> money you're spending.
On the other hand, a <for profit> firm, IMHO, can do whatever the hell it
wants with compensation. It should be held accountable for same by the
owners, much as the non-profit should be held accountable by the public which
is giving it preferrential treatment (or outright grants of funds).
I thought that was the point I was making before....
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