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Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say (arstechnica.com)
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Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say::Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say.

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[–] Retrograde 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

and there it is, the double down lol

Gross, dude. Listen to yourself.

The next time you get charged $200 for an early termination, I hope you think "I'm happy the shareholders didn't get hurt".

Fuck's sake.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's... that's not what they're saying.

[–] Retrograde 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any defense, devils advocate or otherwise, supporting early termination fees is disgusting and unacceptable. It's not really important how they spin it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, the point is hurting the aristocracy is good, and I like doing it. This is just intellectual honesty. Taking your opponent's chess pieces is an aggressive behavior, but it's still a good thing if you want to win.