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Re:Arkansas City Sends Amazon a Dear John Letter Instead of ... by protomyth on Friday October 20, 2017 @03:38AM (#15514135)
Yeah, that sounds right. I am getting a bit sick of all the companies following the lead of Hollywood and professional sports stadiums doing the shakedown game.
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Re:Arkansas City Sends Amazon a Dear John Letter Instead of ... by sleepychu on Friday October 20, 2017 @04:29AM (#15514320)
Then elect representatives that won't play.

The shakedown is only possible because it offers some value in return.

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Re:Arkansas City Sends Amazon a Dear John Letter Instead of ... by protomyth on Friday October 20, 2017 @09:31AM (#15515573)
Its a question I ask, but really given where I live its not much of a problem. The best we could offer is really fast internet and a lot of quite.
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