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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks, Bill. We will follow suit.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debi and Dave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>RavenCroft Farm</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=london@moscow.com href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:38 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] don't kill
government</DIV>
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<P class=storybody>Here's another story of corporate arrogance, but one with a
happy ending.</P>
<P class=storybody>Our phone company, Verizon, took $85 from us by adding that
amount to our automatic monthly credit card payment in December 2009. Verizon
claimed the $85 was charged to pay for repairs that we had not received or
ordered. So, we called to protest. The Verizon representative said they would
make sure the money was returned to us since their repair department
acknowledged that the $85 charge was bogus.</P>
<P class=storybody>For four months, the $85 was not returned and we called
every month and got the same promises. </P>
<P class=storybody>Our last call was May 10. This time the representative
informed us that after so many months of these appeals, Verizon policy states
that the company can just refuse to pay. Verizon unilaterally decided that we
were too much trouble and were closing the case and keeping our money. The
end.</P>
<P class=storybody>Not quite. On May 11, we called the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission, explained the situation and asked them to investigate. On May 12,
we got a very apologetic call from Verizon. The Verizon representative was
oh-so sorry for the misunderstanding, and was oh-so thankful that the IPUC
brought this problem to their attention. The $85 they took from us would be
applied to our June and July regular billing. </P>
<P class=storybody>There's a moral here, especially for all the tea-partiers
and arch-conservatives who want to let the corporations have total dominion in
this country by decimating the budgets and power of government. Remember that
big business is not your buddy, and if you take away the checks and balances
provided by a strong state and federal government, you will not have anyone to
turn to if you want your $85 back.</P>
<P class=storybody>BL</P></FONT></DIV>
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