Rollout of HDTV

Read this first: http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65041,00.html

Politicians have no understanding of radio frequency related matters. I cite the Communications Act of 1986 as an example. All the regulation they needed was already in the Communications Act of 1934. This was a case of politicians doing a knee-jerk reaction to current events. They wanted the voters to see some action on their part so they created new unnecessary regulation.

Localities where there is a shortage of public safety frequencies have always been able to petition the FCC for unused TV channels. New York has been using re-allocated TV spectrum for public safety for several years.

What makes my blood boil is once again we can't adopt new technology because of its effect on the poor. We have to subsidize the poor continuing the downward spiral of making more and more lazy and dumb people. Once again just more programs to take money away from those of us that work to give to lazy and stupid people that won't get off their butts.