I've often thought it would be interesting to legislate to make political
promises binding. Say, after the first term, if the party in power has not met
met all it promises, fine them the financial value of their unmet promises. I
know, someone will argue that the opposition blocked the meeting
Frank writes,
something has to be done to stop the erosion of our infrastructure,
assets, lifestyle and standard of living as governments 'sell of off the
farm' to cater to current cash demands necessitated by the politics of
selfishness that's been endemic for the last 25 years..
At 03:17 AM 28/12/2013, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
* The overall verdict on privatisation from a consumer perspective is one
of mixed success, with insufficient attention to consumer outcomes.
* Governments are grappling with needs for a new or extended accountability
model when monopoly
On 26/12/13 13:54, Frank O'Connor wrote:
... Factor in Super High Res TV ...
With advanced video compression 4K TV can be carried on existing
free-to-air TV spectrum and wireless broadband.
home care/monitoring/treatment of the elderly and infirm ...
Home health care doesn't need high
On 28 December 2013 02:47, step...@melbpc.org.au wrote:
Frank writes,
something has to be done to stop the erosion of our infrastructure,
assets, lifestyle and standard of living as governments 'sell of off the
farm' to cater to current cash demands necessitated by the politics of
[snip]
... Don't let yourself suffer from a failure of imagination
Proposing more bandwidth does not take a lot of imagination. What takes
imagination is coming up with credible uses for high speed broadband, or
at least ones where someone is willing to pay for.
How do you reconcile that
