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Floyd L. Davidson

Dan Espen wrote:
Jim Yanik writes:

Kurt Ullman wrote in news:kurtullman-
:

In article ,
Sam E wrote:

IT IS NOT AT ALL THE SAME!! That use of electricity has a significant
effect on the provider (increasing the load on their equipment).
That's not at all comparable to reception of satellite signals, having
only a negligible effect on the source.
Yeah its not like they have to pay for the satellites of the
electricity to run the place or the programming or anything. It just
sorta appears out of thin air and you availing yourself of the stuff for
free doesn't really hurt anyone. Sorta like shoplifting in that someone
has to pay for "negligible effect".

As I said previously,they ALREADY are putting their satellite signal into
my home;It's paid for regardless whether I rent one of their decoder boxes.
My providing my own decoder does not increase their costs in any way.

It's no different than charging me for sunlight.

Welcome to alt.home.repair where we offer home repair advice and
try to guide the ethically challenged to a better way of life.

If the corporation that made the sun sent you a bill,
I guess you wouldn't pay it?

Until they send you to the collections department,
supposed run by some buy called Saint Peter. I've heard
he can really be spiteful about past aggressions...

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Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)