Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:43:59 -0400, Leonard Caillouet wrote:

"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:03:36 -0500, whosbest54 wrote:

USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

My take on it.

It worked great. But them I had enough sense to order my coupons early.
It only floundered for idiots.

I have a different view. The program worked for enthusiasts who largely
did not need it and failed because the people that really need the
converters were not well informed nor interested in what was going on at
the time the program started. I think the whole idea of subsidizing any
but those who are on very limited incomes was silly to start with, and
probably not even necessary for them.

I mean really, Wes, was it a big financial burden to you and most of the
people posting here that got coupons? The digital transition was just
too much for your budget to deal with?

It was absolutely no burden on me. That's why I bought 2 and then gave
them to someone it would have been a burden on. The 2 only cost about $20
with the coupons.

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Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:15:47 +0000 (UTC), Wes Newell
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:43:59 -0400, Leonard Caillouet wrote:

"Wes Newell" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:03:36 -0500, whosbest54 wrote:

USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

My take on it.

It worked great. But them I had enough sense to order my coupons early.
It only floundered for idiots.

I have a different view. The program worked for enthusiasts who largely
did not need it and failed because the people that really need the
converters were not well informed nor interested in what was going on at
the time the program started. I think the whole idea of subsidizing any
but those who are on very limited incomes was silly to start with, and
probably not even necessary for them.

I mean really, Wes, was it a big financial burden to you and most of the
people posting here that got coupons? The digital transition was just
too much for your budget to deal with?

It was absolutely no burden on me. That's why I bought 2 and then gave
them to someone it would have been a burden on. The 2 only cost about $20
with the coupons.


I did the same.
Thumper

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

"Wes Newell" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:43:59 -0400, Leonard Caillouet wrote:

"Wes Newell" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:03:36 -0500, whosbest54 wrote:

USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

My take on it.

It worked great. But them I had enough sense to order my coupons early.
It only floundered for idiots.

I have a different view. The program worked for enthusiasts who largely
did not need it and failed because the people that really need the
converters were not well informed nor interested in what was going on at
the time the program started. I think the whole idea of subsidizing any
but those who are on very limited incomes was silly to start with, and
probably not even necessary for them.

I mean really, Wes, was it a big financial burden to you and most of the
people posting here that got coupons? The digital transition was just
too much for your budget to deal with?

It was absolutely no burden on me. That's why I bought 2 and then gave
them to someone it would have been a burden on. The 2 only cost about $20
with the coupons.

The problem, of course, is that many of those who got the first round of
coupons did not need the help. I am sure that most were not giving them to
the needy. Simply a foolish program.

Leonard

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

On Mar 26, 9:13*am, Wes Newell wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:03:36 -0500, whosbest54 wrote:
USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

My take on it.

It worked great. But them I had enough sense to order my coupons early. It
only floundered for idiots.

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LOL...just can't accept the fact that the Republicans screwed the
program over?

TMT

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

On Mar 25, 7:32*pm, (Gordon Burditt) wrote:
USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.
It failed because of Republicans.

TMT

No, it failed because of the Demopublican Repubicrats. *They've
controlled Congress and the Presidency for at least 100 years. *You
can't say that about any other party, especially not Republicans
(a.k.a. The Right Horn of Satan) and Democrats (a.k.a. The Left
Horn of Satan) separately.

LOL..the Republicans screwed it up.

The Democrats as usual are fixing the mess.

TMT

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

LOL...just can't accept the fact that the Republicans screwed the
program over?

No, it was the d**n POLITICIANS that screwed the program over.
From all parties holding office.

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

(Gordon Burditt) wrote:
LOL...just can't accept the fact that the Republicans screwed the
program over?

No, it was the d**n POLITICIANS that screwed the program over.
From all parties holding office.

TMT is a troll. Please don't feed him.

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Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

Too_Many_Tools wrote:
On Mar 25, 7:32 pm, (Gordon Burditt) wrote:
USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.
It failed because of Republicans.
TMT
No, it failed because of the Demopublican Repubicrats. They've
controlled Congress and the Presidency for at least 100 years. You
can't say that about any other party, especially not Republicans
(a.k.a. The Right Horn of Satan) and Democrats (a.k.a. The Left
Horn of Satan) separately.

LOL..the Republicans screwed it up.

The Democrats as usual are fixing the mess.

TMT

Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that. Delusions like that help you
get through the day, I'm sure.

TJ

Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

TJ wrote:

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

On Mar 25, 7:32 pm, (Gordon Burditt) wrote:

USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

It failed because of Republicans.
TMT

No, it failed because of the Demopublican Repubicrats. They've
controlled Congress and the Presidency for at least 100 years. You
can't say that about any other party, especially not Republicans
(a.k.a. The Right Horn of Satan) and Democrats (a.k.a. The Left
Horn of Satan) separately.


LOL..the Republicans screwed it up.

The Democrats as usual are fixing the mess.

TMT


Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that. Delusions like that help you
get through the day, I'm sure.

TJ

Just compare the way things were when Clinton left office and the way
things were when Bush left office and the lesson should be clear.

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Why the Coupon Program Floundered
 

CJT wrote:
TJ wrote:

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

On Mar 25, 7:32 pm, (Gordon Burditt) wrote:

USA Today's take on the DTV coupon program.

It failed because of Republicans.
TMT

No, it failed because of the Demopublican Repubicrats. They've
controlled Congress and the Presidency for at least 100 years. You
can't say that about any other party, especially not Republicans
(a.k.a. The Right Horn of Satan) and Democrats (a.k.a. The Left
Horn of Satan) separately.


LOL..the Republicans screwed it up.

The Democrats as usual are fixing the mess.

TMT


Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that. Delusions like that help
you get through the day, I'm sure.

TJ

Just compare the way things were when Clinton left office and the way
things were when Bush left office and the lesson should be clear.

While you're at it, don't forget to compare how things were when Carter
left office and when Johnson left office.

When are you guys gonna figure out that the party isn't what makes the
difference?

TJ