I don't have a problem with what you have stated... however your first sentence is rather in-accurate...
"The operating ideology of the current Congress, President, and associated agencies which deeply affect our business," Ask any of the Wireline Service Providers, they will tell you things started many years ago... what you are seeing is the result of actions taken by the previous administration... If you state your message as in "Hey the Gov has been moving in a direction that is going to put us on the short end of the stick".. I am sure you are not going to get much argument... and also be prepared to answer the next question..."What should we be doing about it ?" I don't know if your are doing this on purpose or without realizing... when you start attributing what is happening now to the current administration ....then guess what Pal.. you are showing up pretty late to the party.... Throwing tantrums about politics on the list, is what most folks get annoyed with.... While, Stating facts about a bill that has been passed, and about what obligations it produces on all of us in the years down the road is valid and valuable info......presenting it as a 'we are getting snookerd by the current folks in charge', is like crying over split milk. Go back and look at the FCC for the past 12 years, and one cannot help realize that they have never been 'friends' of the smaller service providers, weather it was Republicans in charge or Democrats. Republicans have clearly demonstrated, that they like to support Big Business who give them a lot of money and promise them cushy jobs after they get out of office... The Democrats tend to look thru thier Rose colored glasses, on behalf of the people, as if they know what is good for them. Guess what.. if you are a small business, service provider, you get screwed either way... Want to convert your frustrations into action ? go make Trips to DC and give your favorite representative an earful. Faisal ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "MDK" <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:13:21 -0700 >The operating ideology of the current Congress, President, and associated agencies which deeply affect our business, our industry, our ability to even BE in business is definitely of no concern when it comes to us as wireless operators. > >Got it. > >And with that I remind you that sticking your head in the sand does NOT stop the waves from crashing over you. > >This is the single most important thing, PERIOD, in our long term ability to remain in business, feed ourselves, etc. Yet, it is "bothersome" to you all? > >I am dumbfounded. Discussions about WiMax vs UBNT vs 802.11 or license-lite or even the best networking standards and construction standards are all important, but they mean absolutely nothing if we experience a global version of Greece and Portugal's recent little debacles. Do you know how far we are from it? Inches. Literally. The United States government has a lower credit rating than a number of large financial firms. If you do not comprehend what that means, and how utterly imperative it is that WHOLESALE political change happen IMMEDIATELY, then you're just whistling in the dark. > >This list, if it manages to survive after one of those, will be little more than each of us sharing our "collapse" story. > >How that can possibly be separated from "business", and we're all in "business" is... well, it cannot be. Either we become political, or we all suffer. > >Currency collapse, or national default would INSTANTLY end most importation ,and we, as WISP's would be so utterly out of luck - and out of everything else, too. > >If you're going to be so closed minded as to think you need pay no attention, then you deserve the consequences. > >But I DO NOT deserve the consequences of your failure to use a little gray matter, nor does anyone else. As businesspeople, WE ARE supposedly the leadership of our nation. There IS NO SPACE between business and politics at this moment. Business IS politics, as the politicians have decided to control business and the economy. I don't care if you don't like it. I don't care if you want to pretend you can ignore it. I don't care if you don't agree with my ideology, but unless we are ALL willing to stick up for our ability to operate a business, we'll have none. > >I have NOT gone looking for this fight. YOU did not go looking for this fight. They brought the fight to us, and we're now the bad guys in the world. They brought the fight, they brought the big guns ,and they bring the laws, and they have brought into almost every detail of your daily business now. Why on earth do you think you can 'put it on another list'? There's not some other plane of business we can operate on where reality isn't going to intrude. > >Welcome to hell. Either we all fight like it, or we're all going to live like it. > > > > > > > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy >541-969-8200 509-386-4589 >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > >From: Jack Unger >Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:47 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Fwd: You're going to love this... New IRS rules] > > >Hello RickG, > >Thank-you for expressing your opinion. The following is my opinion. > >The tax information from WISPA's accountant that Rick Harnish followed up with and provided to the list is certainly useful and authoritative information that every WISP should know. > >Posters to this free (open to non-Members) list and to any WISPA list for that matter need to have the maturity to understand the difference between useful business-related information and personal, opinionated political posturing. Mark Koskenmaki has unfortunately demonstrated over and over again throughout the years that he is unable to separate his WISP business-related posts from his personal, anti-government political posts. I addressed my concern about his latest post in a private, off- list email to Rick Harnish. > >I won't waste anyone's time by re-posting Mark's latest political ranting that I consider to be wildly out-of-line. I will however continue to speak up when serial offenders such as Mark (i.e., "muddy frogwater") continue to post content on WISPA lists that, in reality, belongs elsewhere, on a political list. > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- >WISPA Wants You! 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