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In reply to the discussion: 10 things that used to be free [View all]WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)15. "Trash pickup =" Depends upon one's community. I pay for private; next twnshp over is paid by taxes.
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Before deregulation they used to limit the commercial time in an hour of programming.
Doremus
Oct 2012
#50
That is all because they don't want you in your room, they want you in their casino!
blueamy66
Oct 2012
#18
Same thing with campgrounds - KOA=free wifi, Disney=$10/day, and it's wired n/t
woodsprite
Oct 2012
#28
Not only campgrounds -- national parks, recreation areas, national forest lands, etc. Charging
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#39
"Trash pickup =" Depends upon one's community. I pay for private; next twnshp over is paid by taxes.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#15
Full service stations did not completely disappear, Oregon has only full service
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2012
#21
For a person from OR or NJ to get a drivers license in GA they have to demonstrate that they are
Erose999
Oct 2012
#29
yep. the same thing happened to bus travel when they broke the unions. from a reasonably
HiPointDem
Oct 2012
#40
this is the one that pisses me off. We pay more for water than for gas yet no one complains.
Hamlette
Oct 2012
#23
Today, local TV is still free, but more than 100 million American households pay for it = NOT FREE.
WinkyDink
Oct 2012
#14
If you ditch cable and don't get the satellite, you can pick up many local stations for free
liberal N proud
Oct 2012
#34
A lot of Internet bill paying involves a fee (a "convenience" fee). That's after they pushed...
HopeHoops
Oct 2012
#17
I'm sorry, but that is simply not true. None of those things were truly free.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#22