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Class warfare is not only in Government but in Business as well

In Peter Svensson article titled AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion that was written for the Associated Press.   The article reported that “the acquisition would give AT&T 129 million subscribers, vaulting it past Verizon Wireless' 102 million. The combined company would serve about 43 percent of U.S. cell phones”, but this was more than just a business deal.  Even though shareholders will be excited and happy about the news, those who came to embrace T-Mobile will soon find quite a bit to be discouraged about.  The majority of those who embraced T-Mobile were middle class and poor Americans. The real reason behind the acquisition was nothing more than one company trying to out do the other and to reduce competition so that only a few could demand the telecommunication and internet stage.  Proof of this is evident in the quotes found in this very article, quotes like, “T-Mobile USA customers would get access to AT&T's phone line-up, including...