Re: Michael Coren: Struggling CBC doesn't deserve valuable FM wavelength

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From: Iain Grant
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 00:00

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timmer@io.org (Remain Calm!) wrote:

>You have hiliighted the flaw in your own (and Coren's) reasoning:
>Democracy is *not* based on who has or spends the most $.  Democracy
>is a representation of all the people, not just the ones who buy pizza

Staying with food for just a second, does that mean that everyone
should have steak, because not everyone can afford it, but it's good ?

Choices are good, but choice involves paying, either coming or going.
Choice of radio station formats involve paying via listenership,  or
via taxation.   Bottom line, freedom of choice is one thing, but that
doesn't mean there should be 300 options, 275 never touched,  in order
to ensure that 'choice' is available.

Iain.

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From: iain@io.org (Iain Grant)
Subject: Re: Michael Coren: Struggling CBC doesn't deserve valuable FM wavelength
Date: 1996/08/11
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