[Grovenet] Internet Freedom Vote was yesterday

[Robert VanNatta]

Of courts ATT is a different company now (sort of) than it was then.  It is
now a rebadged  Southern Bell, a former part of ATT.

As for the charity, it is worse.--- just a big tax exempt foundation.
Gates and Buffett make speeches about the good things death taxes do while
creating the biggest death tax dodge on the planet.  Through their
foundation they can buy and control as much of corporate America as sthey
want, draw as much money for living expenses as they can spend, buy some
friends with 'donations' and never pay any taxes on anything except the cash
they draw for living expenses.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven [mailto:NoSpam03 at comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 12:14 AM
To: robert at vannattabros.com; Forest Grove local interests list
Subject: RE: [Grovenet] Internet Freedom Vote was yesterday

ATT had a chance to be in charge a few decades ago. Do you think they've
learned?
Bill got to where he is by messing with IBM.
Buffet is giving the money he's made from our car insurance away to charity.
Or we could give it to the same guys that brought us Social Security.
Man, now I really feel down.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
> Behalf Of Robert VanNatta
> At the end of the day I think we are talking about whether billy gates
> should control the internet or Att and Verizon should.   Both have
> spinmeisters that claim whatever you would like to hear, but when
> one group
> of corporate bigs  are battling with another group of corporate bigs, I
> would caution that one should do more than check the sound bites before
> taking sides.
>
> It is also clear that MR. Buffet has many billions aligned with Billy on
> this one making him not the most disinterested source of
> information on the
> planet.
>
> My suggestion is that thoughtful study of the issue is called for.   I've
> made some effort to review it, but frankly the more I've looked at it the
> more complex and confusing I"ve found it.
>