In a country of Free speech, why do we need to pay Phone bills?

I have got this from a friend and asking for wider opinion. Why do we need to pay the phone bills when constitution guarantees Free speech. We may be charged for overseas, but not internally. A relevant quota may be applied beyond which Internal calls should also be charged, but basic system should be free.

In a country of Free speech, why do we need to pay Phone bills?
You can "say" what you want to (freedom of speech) but once you pick up the instrument (telephone)


you are paying for telephone poles, wiring, signals, airwaves, manpower, knowledge.
Reply:Sign up with Skype (free) and get your friends to sign up too. Then all your phone calls will be free, worldwide.
Reply:Good point. And who charges us for exercising this Constitutional right to free speech? Ma Bell, herself! Shafted by our own mother. For shame, Ma. For shame!
Reply:Don`t pay the phone bill. No one is forcing you. Just walk over to whoever place and talk to them when ever you want and talk away about anything you wish. That's what free speech is about. Notice I said walk. That is free. If you have to take any other kind of transportation that would cost something. Wouldn't`t want that now.
Reply:YES!!!!! FREEDOM TO TALK ABOUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!!YAH!!!!!!!
Reply:I love that question. Strange--even in Canada we have free speech but pay through the nose to Ma Bell. What a rip off, eh?? : }
Reply:The speech is free; the transmission of it is not.





However, I have free nights and weekends (but pay a monthly premium for it).
Reply:Whoa. That's really deep, man. I'll have to let that one sink in.... Hey, don't be stingy, pass that around.
Reply:qoute:


"Don`t pay the phone bill. No one is forcing you. Just walk over to whoever place and talk to them when ever you want and talk away about anything you wish. That's what free speech is about. Notice I said walk. That is free. If you have to take any other kind of transportation that would cost something. Wouldn't`t want that now."








---%26gt;lol!love this one...anyways,i dont think free speech got anythin to do with phone bills.do you honestly believe communication would be this easy now if we never had to pay the phone bills from the start???
Reply:You are advocating Socialized Telephony


Call Hillary or Pelosi
Reply:I am hoping that question was not serious.





Free speech allows you to express yourself...not get free stuff.





Along those line the internet, mail, and tv should be free.





We also have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...does this mean we can get everything free?





Tell your friend that wasa ridiculous question.

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