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That is how capitalism works.
The American Weather Service provided weather updates for free, but a company came along and just started copying what the weather service posted ... then sued the Weather Service for publicly posting the weather because the government is not allowed to provide a service for free that a company can charge for.
Insanity.
I am beyond mildly infuriated by such an idiotic stance, but it tracks with what Iβve seen.
RIP postal service youβre next.
Same thing happened in Germany where the DWD collects and publishes weather data. Wetter.de came along and sued them, forcing them to hide features in their app (developed and paid for by tax money) behind a paywall. That was later overturned, but I still refuse to use their site
Yes! Exact same here. Its so dumb it sounds made up. A random company comes along and just gets to sell what was once free.
Government issues the business licenses. Seems like someone needs to be reminded who has who by the balls.
State governments issue business licenses. This is how we will kill Citizen's United.
Hawaii first, Montana next.
this person gets it
In case anyone didn't know the answer is business as in business has the government by the balls.
As intended by the founding fathers, of course
Yup. Government has businesses by the balls.
But corruption exists.
Therefore the goverment only ever really pulls small businesses and normal people by the balls, while the big businesses and uber rich (money heavyweights) get to pull the government by the tongue. Sometimes even the balls as well.
Just as Supply Side Jesus intended.
I don't think that they do anymore. Not in the US.
The opposite is true here.