Al Franken Drops the Hammer on the Comcast Time-Warner Deal

[CatWoman]

Senator Franken does it again. The Democratic Minnesota Senator has created a track record of being one of few lonely voices for the people in DC. Today Senator Franken dropped the hammer on the Comcast Time-Warner merger, saying that the deal needs careful scrutiny. Franken wants federal regulators to protect consumers and act quickly on Comcast’s $40 billion dollar purchase of Time-Warner.

In a letter to the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission, Franken said the move could be bad for consumers by driving up cable rates, “I have serious reservations about this proposed transaction, which would consolidate the largest and second largest cable providers in America. I urge you to act quickly and decisively to ensure that consumers are not exposed to increased cable prices and decreased quality of service as a result of this transaction.”

Franken observed that customers are already paying high bills for unsatisfactory service, “Unfortunately, a handful of cable providers dominate the market, leaving consumers with little choice but to pay high bills for often unsatisfactory service.”

Citing rising cable rates, Franken reminded the DOJ, FTC and FCC that Comcast recently acquired NBC Universal, and any further merger would give Comcast too much control over television content.

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/13/al-franken-drops-hammer-comcast-time-warner-deal.html

[wildbilln864]

1. you go Al! k & r! n/t

[Berlum]

2. Cut the Cable

Starve the Beast (R).
Save Money.
Set your mind free from corporate propaganda.

STARVE THE BEAST, INC. (R)

[Whisp]

15. We did that a few months ago and feel GREAT about it.

It took us too long to realize we were paying way too much for GARBAGE TRASH RUBBISH.

Don't miss it one bit.

Highly recommend getting rid of that worthless expensive sink hole.

[adirondacker]

28. +++! 3 years and don't miss it 1 bit. Much beer and travel money saved.

[Berlum]

37. Yes, we feel Great about it, too -- and do not miss it

There is a universe of content and untainted information. And the $$$$$ savings are great.

No withdrawal symptoms at all -- just pure, free joy.

[Samantha]

66. What do you use for internet service?

The reason I ask is that I want to drop mine because I can't see paying the outrageous monthly bills for such poor television content. I had Comcast for 15 years (they had a monopoly in this area) and their customer service was atrocious. I couldn't wait to dump them. Verizon is better in that area, but for other reasons, I would like to find a new provider.

Sam

[Whisp]

67. I have my comp for the internet and a Roku box for the tv

that lets me hook up with Netflix.

I used to have Netflix on the xBox but Microsoft wants a monthly payment for internet access through the box and that ticked me off big time (no other console, like Playstation ask for that extra fee, so I was told) so I went the Roku way - one time payment of about $70 for the box, really easy to set up, and now get access to quite a few free channels and ability to subscribe to Netflix just for what the fee they ask for and nothing more.

[Beartracks]

71. I'm thinking about going cable-less. Got a Roku question, tho...

Does Roku have it's own content, or is it just a device to allow streaming of others' content?

I have a Roku device, like a dongle that connects to the back of the TV. Haven't used it for anything except to test it a couple years ago to make sure it works.

=====================

[flying rabbit]

72. Roku streams other content

I don't have cable, and I have a Hulu sub on the Roku. More stuff to watch than I will ever have time for (plus its on demand). Its also hella cheaper than cable.

[Beartracks]

73. A Hulu sub?

I currently have a Wii which is streaming the Netflix from my internet. I sort of assumed I could just set up a Hulu account and stream it over the Wii also. OR, I could stream both over the Roku dongle...

But what's a Hulu sub?

========================

[flying rabbit]

74. Actually its a hulu plus subscription

you can't stream regular hulu over the roku. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

[Beartracks]

76. Oh, sub = subscription! <facepalm> ...

... Sorry. lol And Hulu Plus is what I'd probably do, so glad to hear that works.

==================

[heaven05]

23. Damn!

spitting image of limbaugh.

[adirondacker]

30. I thought so too, until I realized that is a tail ;)

[mwooldri]

41. I wish I could. the present Time Warner Cable is the only telecom company here.

Well, I lie but AT&T want a fair chunk of money to get some copper wire to me. TWC have the cable in place. I have the best residential Internet access they have to offer, plus my employers contract with them for business Internet access (& phone) for work.

On edit: Without the cable, I'll become a professional job seeker. Having a decent wired Internet connection is essential for my work. 4G LTE won't cut it, even if it was available here.

[derby378]

52. That just got harder to do

My apartment complex will no longer allow satellite dishes - it's either cable or whatever you can pull off the digital rabbit ears.

Sounds just a little too convenient in hindsight. Has Comcast been lobbying apartment landlords or something?

[erronis]

92. They can't deny you access to a satellite dish

I don't have the specific FCC ruling in front of me but there is a section that says any apartment can mount an antenna as long as it stays within the apartment's boundaries, including a patio. I worked with a friend and made a major large DC complex back down when presented with the ruling. Let me know if you need a citation.

[alarimer]

57. Doesn't help when it's your only choice of internet providers other than DSL.

And DSL is MUCH slower than cable internet.

So it's ALREADY basically a monopoly.

[Timez Squarez]

65. I disagree.

DSL line is yours, and yours only.

Cable is shared among maybe 100 other people or more sharing the same pipe, which degrades the service.

I'm on DSL, and I'm happy with my service.

[BlueStreak]

101. I agree. My Comcast performance has been all over the map lately

Some days it is really quick -- almost instantaneous with very high bit rates. Other days it seems more like the 56 baud modem days.

[defacto7]

77. We've been off of cable

satellite, TV of any kind for years... I don't even know how many. Whatever we entertain ourselves with is by specific choice through Internet, by DVD... or we read. Mostly we read.

[Heather MC]

89. Same here, Cable became obsolete in our house

[navarth]

88. great talent for painting mixed with great talent for biting critique

...that's an incredible combination.

Who's the painter? I'd love to see more.

[mdbl]

98. where did you get that baby picture of Rush Lumpbaugh?

[Scuba]

3. Driving up rates AND controlling access to content. Why is Al so alone?

[Armstead]

9. Public apathy and insider corruption -- a deadly combination

[lastlib]

75. ...and 95 other bought-off Senators, along w/ DOJ anti-trust,...

FCC, FTC, some others (state agencies, etc....). Oh, and Congressmen........

. .

[eilen]

86. NYT also reports that Obama and Cohen (from Comcast) are golfing partners

And if you look at the firms representing and advising both parties, they are like a Who's Who of donors to both parties in legislative and executive branches. They are all expecting their cut.

[X_Digger]

4. Nice sentiment, but not much of a hammer.

A sternly worded letter at best.

[CatWoman]

16. that's a bad thing?

at least he tried 'something'!!

[X_Digger]

29. No, not a bad thing.. just not 'dropping the hammer'.

It does nobody any good to be so hyperbolic.

This makes it sound like Sen Franken's taking decisive action. He isn't.

If he were on whatever committee it is that oversees such mergers, or whatever committee could launch hearings about it, etc etc- that would be decisive action.

[CatWoman]

35. yeah, how could I interfere

with all the good YOU'RE doing

[X_Digger]

36. Wha huh?

Has the senator taken some decisive action that this article doesn't mention?

I'm scratching my head here.

[2banon]

79. "It does nobody any good to be so hyperbolic."

Exactly so. In full agreement.

It's bad enough that "news" media uses these kinds of headers obviously as hooks to get you to click, but why repeat that here? Seems to me if the facts doesn't speak for itself, then why bother posting it here in the first place? Except on the (numerous) occasions when a piece needs to be totally ripped apart, and the publisher exposed for the charlatans they are..

[woo me with science]

53. THANK YOU. I see nothing here that will stop this deal,

or that moves toward marshalling any serious *attempt* to stop it. This is corporate Democratic lip service for PR purposes, while enabling this takeover.

Remember that Sen. Franken defends the NSA's mass surveillance, and he also supported SOPA and PIPA.

Weak requests for "regulation" from Democrats while they are simultaneously permitting this massive corporate consolidation and takeover of our media *AND* signalling that they will not take a stand for net neutrality....

We are watching the seizure of the internet by corporate interests, through their bought and paid for politicians. This is deadly serious. The US has now plummeted to 46th in terms of press freedoms. This corporate administration and the previous one have been systematically dismantling every remaining avenue for Americans to fight back against the corporate takeover of this country: our right to assemble and protest, our free press, private communication, protections for journalists and whistleblowers...

And now they are implementing corporate control of the internet. We lose our free and open internet...they succeed in establishing corporate control of our last free access to unfiltered information and communication...and we lose all hope of ever reclaiming this country.

Comcast, Time Warner execs have been big Obama/Dem supporters
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024494813

Obama administration signals it will not defend net neutrality.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024488178

Would Teddy Roosevelt have stood by while Comcast bought the internet?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024494701

110 years ago our president used the Sherman Act to DISMANTLE the trust that controlled RR lines...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4494306

Let's see.....Net neutrality is killed off. Then two largest cable/Intrnet companies merge
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024495645

US Plummets In Press Freedom Rankings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024487392
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024488178

[X_Digger]

56. Yeah, I'm scratching my head here..

All this 'rah rah rah' as though the Senator were leading a charge up San Juan Hill..

From the few quotes of the letter in the article, it's a mealy-mouthed sternly-worded letter, at that..

"“I have serious reservations about this proposed transaction,.."

Ooh, reservations! Ouch! That'll leave a mark.

[2banon]

81. "Ooh, reservations! Ouch! That'll leave a mark."

Exactly my thoughts

[snot]

99. THANK YOU!

Not to mention that Comcast has been caught censoring political speech.
And the more consolidated the ownership, the easier it is for them to do that and get away with it.

[Doctor_J]

96. Yeah, the subject line is sort of inaccurate

more like, "Franken dares to speak out against Big Media"

[calimary]

5. That does it!

I'm sending him a donation!

Doesn't anybody believe in trust-busting anymore? Hell, it was a hallmark of the then-Republican Party's standard-bearer, Teddy Roosevelt. Monopolies wind up being bad - for pretty much everybody. Even those who love, support, and protect them. Because eventually they get carried away and people like Al Franken start breathing down their necks and sending them to their Maalox bottles. Monopolies aren't good for ANYBODY.

[thesquanderer]

6. Why should it affect rates?

The two companies don't compete with each other. AFAIK, there is nowhere where a consumer could choose between them. Their competitors are companies who deliver programming over phone lines (like Verizon FIOS), over satellite (like DirecTV)... a cable company merging with one of those would definitely be anti-competitive. But since cable TV has geographic exclusivity, whether there are 2 cable TV companies or 50 makes no difference.

Now, whether cable companies should have geographic exclusivity in the first place is a different question.

[questionseverything]

10. geographic exclusivity is the problem

people like to attack capitalism but their is no free market in connection with the cable companies...if it was a free market, their would be competition

Comcast is obviously over charging or they could not be buying up everything in site

[Enthusiast]

32. +1 a whole bunch.

Besides, it would give Comcast too much control over content. We are already being subjected to wall to wall propaganda 24/7.

[haele]

11. It has the potential to affect rates because NBC/TimeWarner will get preference in programming.

And many competetitor channels may find themselves shuffled off to "specialty" programming where the customer has to pay more if they want to get that channel.
That already happens with Time Warner, which is why so many customers in Time Warner areas go to Dish or DirectTV (where there are still service issues) or pray that Verizon or AT&T won't continue to crap out every other month when they switch to phone service - because the phone lines haven't been updated and can't carry the bandwidth to support several devices at the same time (The AT&T and the Verizon service trucks are always in our neighborhood doing "repairs&quot .

As much as I hate cable companies, their price models, moronic bundling of services, and their geographic monopolies, thank goodness I have Cox and not Time Warner or Comcast...

Haele

[Whisp]

17. Telecommunications Act of 1996

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Telecommunications Act of 1996[1] was the first significant overhaul of United States telecommunications law in more than sixty years, amending the Communications Act of 1934. The Act, signed by President Bill Clinton, represented a major change in American telecommunication law, since it was the first time that the Internet was included in broadcasting and spectrum allotment.[2] One of the most controversial titles was Title 3 ("Cable Services&quot , which allowed for media cross-ownership.[2] According to the FCC, the goal of the law was to "let anyone enter any communications business—to let any communications business compete in any market against any other".[3] The legislation's primary goal was deregulation of the converging broadcasting and telecommunications markets.[4]

--
thanks Bill, I'm sure your rich friends are still getting richer from this

[Enthusiast]

34. And another reason to be opposed to a Hillary presidency.

[Armstead]

43. That's when i really lost faith in the Clinton Democrat Wing

[SomeGuyInEagan]

93. Yep. Have said for years that Clinton was the best Republican President of my lifetime.

But my lifetime includes Nixon, Ford, Reagan and the Bushes, so the bar for Republican Presidents was at a historic low (seriously, who - in 1973 - would have thought Nixon would not be the low point for Republican Presidents?).

Oh, to have an FDR or even an Eisenhower in the White House again, just for one term.

[Left Coast2020]

69. Thank you Whisp!

I have asked many times here, when, oh when are we going to push/have a shot at media reform?

I have even posted my petition (prior to my homeless situation) hoping there was a chance to get our airwaves back.

Thank gawd I can now (for the moment) listen to Big Ed or Thom Hartmann--which I haven't been able to do in several years. But hearing that L.A. lost KTLK, I worry our voices are being drowned out.

Can we at least try to get Bernie or Al to get the ball rolling?

[Armstead]

12. Whether one company should have that much power over ALL electronic communication is the problem

Lump together the amount of Content they own and their control over the pipes that bring it to people...

It ought to be a no-brainer to say NO to this

[doc03]

7. Instead of merging cable companies they should be breaking them up. I have had it with Comcast

every few months they raise their rates, my last bill jumped to $191. I dropped their phone and I am considering going to
satellite or just over the air for TV. I get 14 channels with rabbit ears. It is bs raising their rates every year 3 times the inflation rate.
This morning I saw where they ranked seven TV providers for customer service and Time Warner and Comcast were rated 6 & 7.
.

[totodeinhere]

8. Cut the cable or take down that ugly satellite dish.

Then put up an antenna and get as many as 30 or 40 free channels many in HD depending on your location. Even if you have to pay a contractor to put an antenna on your roof you will make that expense back in one or two months. And if you want more viewing choices if you have broadband you can get a streaming device such as a Roku or you might already have a smart TV or Bluray player that can do that. Again, you will get back the price of a Roku since you don't have a cable or satellite bill anymore.

[Armstead]

14. Rabbit ears don't pick up the Internet

These shitheads control that too

[durablend]

26. Exactly

You're still not getting away from them. Which is why I'm sick of people saying "Oh I'm cutting the cord and going with Netflix/Hulu/whatever".

[underthematrix]

31. I have to pay for Internet but that's ONLY $45

a month compared to $145 a month with Internet AND cable. When we move, we're going with rabbit ears because 99% my tv viewing is on the net. I'm getting rid of Huluplus because now you have to have a TV Internet Provider to watch new episodes of a TV show the next day. The reason I got Hulu+ was to be able to watch my TV favs the next day. Some tech savvy person told me there is a legitimate way to get free Internet access. Don't recall what he said to do but I think it involved purchasing a piece of equipment. If anyone knows what I speak of, please share.

[subterranean]

33. And they jack up the Internet prices if you don't bundle it with cable.

I've heard that in some cases, it's actually cheaper to have Internet AND basic cable than Internet alone.

[shanti]

100. exactly!

i currently pay $75 a month for internet from comcast. it sucks, but there's no other option here.

[totodeinhere]

62. True, but depending on your location you might be able to get Internet

from a small local ISP rather than one of the Comcast's of this world. I get mine from a small ISP called Digis Broadband. It's true that their upstream provider is probably one of the big boys but as a consumer you can only do so much.

[ejpoeta]

85. not here. it's a choice between time warner, satellite internet or dial up.

and from what I hear, satellite is a step above dial up. that's assuming you can even get it.

[totodeinhere]

97. Satellite is better than dialup but it has very restrictive bandwidth caps and latency issues

that cause it to be unsuitable for gaming and Internet telephony. It has gotten cheaper though and if you agree to a contract you can get a standard installation with no upfront costs.

But you might want to do a Net search and see if there is a fixed wireless ISP in your area. Sometimes people haven't even heard of them but they are getting more prolific all the time.

[Auntie Bush]

49. Sounds good. Unfortunatly I don't understand!

but you get an A for effort and I hope it help others save some money.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Huge mistake if that goes through.

I'm already getting chills thinking that TWC already has too much power.

[Faryn Balyncd]

18. It's about MUCH MORE than rates... It's about the strangling of democracy by the overlords.

[El_Johns]

21. +1

[woo me with science]

68. [phone]

[BlueStreak]

102. And it ties directly with the net neutrality business

Comcast is setting itself to be the bridge troll. Basically they will either own the content themselves or else they will have enough leverage to force the other content owners to pay huge fees to be on the cable.

They were already in collusion with the other cable suppliers, but it is so much easier if you simply buy up the other cable operators. They one guy can make all the rules.

[jwirr]

19. Thank you Sen. Franken. We got what we wanted when we voted for you.

[A Simple Game]

20. It is way past time for these companies to become just a transporter and not a provider.

Most of these companies provide much more than just TV they are becoming a vital link for not just individuals but for businesses as well.

With the recent decision on net neutrality these companies need to have that power taken away from them. All they should do is provide and maintain the cable and guarantee a minimum speed or be nationalized.

Most people don't want half of the channels they get in a package anyway, let us buy what we want from the original provider. If the price is too high then CBS or whoever will get fewer customers and either live with it or lower their prices.

Screw it, nationalize them now, their service is much too important to be allowed to stay the whim of any private company. I'm sure an argument for national security can be made.

[tclambert]

22. But, but, but the free market is supposed to improve service and reduce costs.

So . . . let us be free from competition!

Wait, no, it's a competitive marketplace that leads to the benevolence of the invisible hand. A market free enough to allow monopolies and cartels leads to a few CEOs becoming "the Hand."

[durablend]

27. According to our overlords it is a free market

"Either you pay it or GTFO"

Some choice!

[myrna minx]

24. Thank you Senator Franken. K&R n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

25. Yay for Al!! Love that guy.

I haven't had cable in ages, so personally, I don't care---but I care a lot about how it will affect most people, and how it will further aid the cause of PROPAGANDISTS.

[aquart]

38. Time Warner? The guys who kill my internet late night and on weekends?

Yeah, I'd say the service was unsatisfactory.

[tofuandbeer]

39. I hope this can be stopped. These mergers are ridiculous!

As a long time Time-Warner internet/cable customer, I'm already looking for alternates.

[SDjack]

40. Mega buyouts: A buys B for $C. The cost of the buyout is paid by:

a) increasing prices, and b) reducing quality and amount of services. But, the fix is in, and it will happen.

[loudsue]

42. Our masters fully intend for Comcast to have too much control over television content.

What in the hell does Franken think they're doing this for?

I appreciate his concern, but dollars-to-donuts this deal will go through, with or without Franken.

[illachick]

44. I don't need cable

I made the decision quite some time ago that when I strike it out on my own(hopefully within the next 2 yrs) cable will definitely not be an expense I will incur. There is hardly anything on that I am remotely interested in and I spend increasingly more time on my computer on 8 dollar a month Netflix and Youtube, the major networks put their shows on their sites for free (for now) and I get my news from here and TYT both internet based, who needs mind-numbing cable, except for PBS that is good tv(I still watch some of the kids programming at 22 lol don't judge) but I don't think you need cable for that, I would miss NatGeo though.

[november3rd]

47. I hear you.

We dropped our cable last year.

We just couldn't stomach paying those pirates Time Warner for dogmeat service!

[WinkyDink]

45. Some people think "TV" will somehow exist on their computers when no-one watches cable anymore.

AS IF their "free" on-line television programs DON'T DEPEND TOTALLY ON CABLE CUSTOMERS AND BROADCAST COMMERCIALS.

[TheKentuckian]

70. Shit, it is even more goofy to think it will be permitted at all. The monopoly will just start

blocking anything you don't have through them and charging more for Internet alone than for Internet and cable and/or just giving cable with the pipe or slowing Netflix and Hulu to a worthless crawl or capping so you don't have the bandwidth to watch shit or any number of things to force you to pay or go without.

There is no competition and they can do whatever they want with your bandwidth, they can't loose and nobody better peep about satellite, that is low cap, high dollar, just over dial up with absurd ping for folks that cannot get broadband not a competitor for broadband.

[durablend]

82. They won't touch Hulu

They own it

Netflix on the other hand...

[WinkyDink]

84. Absolutely. We have seen in every other realm that the avarice of the 1% is without bounds.

[november3rd]

46. A Modest Proposal

Instead of merging the companies, make them both property of the workers who actually provide cable and internet service--and they will be unionized--along with the People who actually use cable and internet.

The gigantic and fraudulent scam of having Time Warner and Comcast OWN, COMPLETELY OWN, the cable and broadband infrastructure for the north Eastern United States is long overdue for an extreme makeover. Internet and cable are so essential to modern social and economic life that Americans have a right to free universal access. It's a necessity, OK? And they must have access to the highest quality technology and service possible.

Why don't We, the People have the highest quality service, and why do we pay exorbitant rates for it?

Because Time Warner and Comcast shareholders own everything, and we, the People own nothing in our cable and internet infrastructure and management organizations.

Let's go Franken. Step into the 21st century. Just like we need free universal kindergarten, health care, education, and guaranteed food and housing, we also require free universal cable and broadband.

The reason our stuff sucks is because our business model sucks. It's time for the Public to Take Over our country! We cannot be ruled by feudal oligarchs.

[Armstead]

50. That makes too much sense

[dembotoz]

48. da plane da plane--welcome to fantasy island if you are looking at the telcos as a good alternative

trusting the likes of the former bells is a stupid thing to do

[Armstead]

51. "We Don't Care. We Don't Have To."

[durablend]

54. That's Comcast's motto

"Really, where you gonna go if you cancel us?"

[CatWoman]

55. here at least we have AT&T Broadband as an alternative

I have to get off my lazy rear and do something about a Comcast alternative

[Owl]

58. I'm so happy to have him as my Senator!

[WillyT]

59. K & R !!!

[spanone]

60. thank you mr Franken

[woo me with science]

61. NONSENSE. I see no hammer whatsoever. In fact, I see complicity and acquiescence.

The entire letter treats this ceding of our internet to corporate control as a done deal, merely begging a few assurances about "rates." This is NOT a hammer. This is PR lip service by corporate Democrats while colluding in the sale of our free and open internet.

THIS MUST BE STOPPED.

No, Franken is not dropping a "hammer."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4496201

.

[leftstreet]

64. +1

[2banon]

80. ^^^THIS^^^^^

[Politicalboi]

63. We moved but we used to have Time Warner

I had a bill of $200.00. My brother went down to turn the equipment back, and the lady said to him how much do you want to pay? He paid $73.00. Then I got an e-mail and a paper bill for the remainder of $130.00. But not too long after that, I got another bill for $0.00.

I was shocked to say the least. Now we have Comcast. So I am glad I don't have an outstanding bill with Time Warner anymore. I would love to do the antenna, but how do you avoid cable and the internet charge? As it is, my internet isn't that fast with Comcast. Reading 2 bars now.

[blkmusclmachine]

78. Franken's gone astray recently, but good to hear that he's not TOTALLY asleep at the switch today.

[Duppers]

83. Just donated to his campaign!

He's one of the few truly good guys on the Hill.

[Le Taz Hot]

87. Strongly-worded letter

does not equal "hammering."

[Stellar]

90. hear, hear!

You go Al!

[father founding]

91. singularity

One voice is not a democracy, it is a dictatorship.

[dogday]

94. If you thought TW was bad, wait till Comcast starts running things

not worth it at all...

[babsbunny]

95. We purchesed a ROKU

I had to see if it was as awesome as everyone says, and it is. Now if I can convince Hubby.........

[siligut]

103. Comcast is vile

Even their sales representatives will admit Comcast is evil, in confidence of course. Comcast will charge people different prices for the same thing if they can get away with it. There is always a long, long wait on the phone if you can't solve your problem online.

We have used them for years (no choice) and when we adjusted our service down they sent us a letter saying there was a problem with our credit (which is excellent) so our order couldn't be processed.

When I emailed them regarding their failure to allow access to HBOGO, I received back a form letter that was so maudlin and stupid it was not only insulting, I felt sorry for the person who had to send it.

[father founding]

104. Economies of bullshit

Whenever you hear someone say economies of scale, put your hip boots on because they are slinging BS fast and furious.