Goddamn. The Onion is so good I did a double take thinking it was real for a split second.
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It's embarrassing that we haven't solved spam calls yet.
It is absolutely a solved problem. All phone numbers have a paper trail, there are known lists of spam numbers, ergo you know the people responsible for it. If anyone in the FCC wasn't getting filthy rich off of the current model, it would be trivial to block those numbers and prosecute those companies.
We have. It's up to the politicians to force the companies to comply.
And it's up to the people to force the politicians
How do you force politicians to do anything outside of threats of physical violence? Especially in this US system.
Don't get me wrong -- highly support violence.
Write and call them. Vote for one's that do. View out bad ones. Donate to causes. Share their stance and voting records so others can do the same.
If wishful thinking was a comment.
If defeatism was a comment
Can you give me one instance where a politician said they received a call, letter, or email, that changed their stance on XYZ?
Even if I did all the research and voted for the politician that told me they listen to all the constituents, once they're in office I can't MAKE them do anything.
Android phones block most of my spam calls and texts.
Some Android phones have call screening