Comments on: And the “Luddite of the Year” Award Goes to… http://techliberation.com/2008/08/26/and-the-luddite-of-the-year-award-goes-to/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 16:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Berin Szoka http://techliberation.com/2008/08/26/and-the-luddite-of-the-year-award-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-66218 Berin Szoka Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:48:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12223#comment-66218 <p>If only we had some kind of Constitutional provision that could prohibit such blatant attempts to stifle speech...</p> If only we had some kind of Constitutional provision that could prohibit such blatant attempts to stifle speech…

]]> By: Berin Szoka http://techliberation.com/2008/08/26/and-the-luddite-of-the-year-award-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-55989 Berin Szoka Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12223#comment-55989 <p>If only we had some kind of Constitutional provision that could prohibit such blatant attempts to stifle speech...</p> If only we had some kind of Constitutional provision that could prohibit such blatant attempts to stifle speech…

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2008/08/26/and-the-luddite-of-the-year-award-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-55988 Tim Lee Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:15:21 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12223#comment-55988 <p>Yeah, that article was ridiculous.</p> Yeah, that article was ridiculous.

]]> By: MikeRT http://techliberation.com/2008/08/26/and-the-luddite-of-the-year-award-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-55987 MikeRT Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:59:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12223#comment-55987 <p>That article was the most blatant demand for government assistance for newspapers I've seen in a very long time. He explicitly states that the policy would work to the benefit of his business, and not others. Yet, for some reason, I can also see this guy breathlessly denouncing "corporate welfare" when it comes in the form of <em>tax breaks</em> to companies.<br><br>This shows just how idiotic the man is:<br><br></p> <blockquote><br>It could be done via a progressive energy tax designed to keep energy prices at a consistently high level (while providing assistance to lower- and middle-income Americans).<br></blockquote> <p><br><br>And what will they do? They'll turn right back around and use the very same devil PCs that Horwitt wants to get rid of with that "assistance."</p> That article was the most blatant demand for government assistance for newspapers I've seen in a very long time. He explicitly states that the policy would work to the benefit of his business, and not others. Yet, for some reason, I can also see this guy breathlessly denouncing “corporate welfare” when it comes in the form of tax breaks to companies.

This shows just how idiotic the man is:


It could be done via a progressive energy tax designed to keep energy prices at a consistently high level (while providing assistance to lower- and middle-income Americans).



And what will they do? They'll turn right back around and use the very same devil PCs that Horwitt wants to get rid of with that “assistance.”

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