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Comment Re:Fine, then (Score 2) 175

Better yet the entire Fibre network here was a joint government/Private venture.
This means that ALL ISPs get access to the network at the same wholesale rate. I have access to over a dozen ISPs each offering slight tweaks to pricing/services/inclusions.
But the price is the price, it is illegal to have hidden fees in New Zealand and all non business retail must also include sales taxes, so the price you see on the ticket is the maximum price you have to pay, you can still negotiate a lower price on many items.
We also have no tipping here.
Taxes are simple, so much so there is zero need for most people to file tax returns.
We have a single 15% sales tax on all goods and services (GST). Businesses can claim this sales tax back.
The consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) also says that any product issues you have must in the first instance be sorted by the store you bought it from, there is ZERO need to deal with Apple, Microsoft, Sony, etc etc etc. AND goods must be free from defect for a reasonable amount of time which is MUCH longer than any manufacturers warranty, there is ZERO need to buy extended warranties.

Its call having a government by the PEOPLE for the PEOPLE. Corporations are not people.
We have a electoral commission that sets the boundaries of voting areas.
People are encouraged to vote, they make great efforts to have as many people enrolled to vote as possible
Voting booths are common, most schools tend to be a site, as are lot of libraries, council buildings and so on, and you can vote in person for something like a week before hand and there are postal ballots.

Comment USA a crash zone ? (Score 1) 244

So highly advanced aliens fly light years to get here and then only ever crash in the USA...

If they were that intelligent they would have been watching the news/observing the planet FIRST and they would have come to the conclusion there were far safer places to land than the USA.

Comment It MUST be true...proof. (Score 1) 223

Just think of all that alien anal probing, now look at all the dumb arses in congress. I would not be surprised is some went back for multiple treatments...MTG...
Don't tell me aliens have not infiltrated congress....

FFS, even in a population of 300 million inbreeding is still a problem.

Comment Meh.. (Score 1) 97

Stopped buying inkjets 15 years ago
Went with cheap to run mono laser printers and simply paid for colour printing elsewhere when I had to...about $20 so far.

The can continue to shoot themselves in the foot as often as they like, my feet and my wallet have been far away from that for over a decade.

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