Boing-Boing points to a Palm Beach Post article about a Senate bill introduced by Rick Santorum that would kill the National Weather Service's service of providing free, online weather forecasts:
The bill... would prohibit federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services and free ad-supported Web sites.
Santorum provides a helpful and cogent explanation for the bill:
"... It is not an easy prospect for a business to attract advertisers, subscribers or investors when the government is providing similar products and services for free."
Is this a great country or what?
[via Boing Boing]
Posted by johndan at April 23, 2005 01:45 AM | TrackBack