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That's a poor comparison

Posted on: May 17, 2012 at 16:08:13 CT
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because cell phones provided a new functionality rather than improve on an existing one, and therefore companies were willing to invest in. There were no cheaper alternatives that companies had to compete with, or existing infrastructures that needed to be built around.
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Excellent example of where government can and should invest - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 15:13:26
     hydrogen is an energy store, not a source. And it takes lot - Coors4bob MU - 5/17 23:53:57
     another stupid myth - FootballRefugee MU - 5/17 16:10:57
          Wow, false on all counts. Nice trifecta - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:19:13
               hilarious - FootballRefugee MU - 5/17 17:53:29
                    It's amazing how one person can be so wrong - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 18:45:40
          Once again for republicans - JG MU - 5/17 16:18:51
     Here's a better one. Cellular phones - *M* KC - 5/17 15:59:58
          That's a poor comparison - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:08:13
               New functionality? We had land lines that - *M* KC - 5/17 16:10:42
                    Yes, and we had letters and telegraphs too, but those aren't - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:14:05
                         Bottom line, your argument is "obviously" - *M* KC - 5/17 16:17:44
                              Actually the article points out that companies are investing - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:20:28
          Thats almost a decent example Fred - JG MU - 5/17 16:07:51
               George: did you know - *M* KC - 5/17 16:11:54
                    In the grand scheme I fear I do know very little - JG MU - 5/17 16:13:57
                         I don't fear that you know very little - *M* KC - 5/17 16:15:05
                              see thanks for making my point Fred - JG MU - 5/17 16:16:19
     Why do you believe more government spending is always... - Salty Dog MU - 5/17 15:31:35
          I don't always believe that, but sometimes it is - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 15:56:35
               I believe as our Founding Father Thomas Jefferson believed - Salty Dog MU - 5/17 16:23:28
                    Torpocrisy(nm) - JG MU - 5/17 16:44:57
                         (jgmn) - Salty Dog MU - 5/17 17:19:52
                    I love quotes out of context, so fun - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:31:46
                         Speaking of out of context... - Salty Dog MU - 5/17 16:38:59
                              LOL, yes, he largely did that to reduce the need for an army - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 18:46:44
                         Please enlighten us to the context... - Salty Dog MU - 5/17 16:38:24
                              He was speaking in argument of not having a national debt - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 18:48:01
          RE: Why do you believe more government spending is always... - JG MU - 5/17 15:53:55
          yes, less spending on oil subsidies(nm) - El-ahrairah STL - 5/17 15:46:58
     Agree---this is a perfect project for govt involvement - mu7176grad MU - 5/17 15:23:55
     let me draw a picture for you. dem economics is not recovery - kbit MU - 5/17 15:23:53
          I wish they would have the decency to call it TAXPAYER money - Spanky KU - 5/17 15:27:49
               I wish you had the decency to call it OUR programs - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 15:58:09
                    Taxpayer is more accurate as 47% of AMericans pay - Spanky KU - 5/17 16:11:34
     Hydrogen fuel cells do not need Taxpayer money. - Spanky KU - 5/17 15:21:48
          You didn't even read it, did you? - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:03:03
               I did,,You want Taxpayer money to fund building - Spanky KU - 5/17 16:43:19
                    Wow that's just a whole new level of - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 18:49:37
                         Who built the gas stations? Who built the CNG stations? - Spanky KU - 5/17 18:53:24
                              Fail again, that wasn't competing with an existing - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 19:03:10
                                   Shell seems to be putting Hydrogen Fuel cell refueling - Spanky KU - 5/17 20:17:44
                                        LOL, that's partially government funded - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 21:03:06
                                   Really? All those CNG stations just sprouted up by magic? - Spanky KU - 5/17 19:38:04
                                        At volume they'll cost about the same as a hybrid car - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 21:04:19
                                             At volume is the hard part.... This is a chickenor the egg - Spanky KU - 5/18 12:37:14
                                                  Ugh, that's EXACTLY WHY the government needs to get involved - Doc_Nice MU - 5/18 12:56:32
               Great idea. Let's use taxpayers' money to build - *M* KC - 5/17 16:05:53
                    What you miss is that we're already spending taxpayer money - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 16:10:42
                         I watched the electric charging statins get installed at our - Spanky KU - 5/17 16:54:37
                              A charging station is based off an existing infrastructure - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 18:51:28
                                   You need to guess at his portfolio - Spanky KU - 5/17 19:13:32
                                        It's irrelevant what else he is in. His fortune is in - Doc_Nice MU - 5/17 21:00:19




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