TheGhostPremium
join:2003-01-03
Lake Forest, IL | said by Shark_615:Taxes are not used to pay for this sort of thing so it is a moot point. Again, how is this different than using taxes to pay for a specific road, municipal building, library, etc. What about using muni funds to pay for sewers.
The argument may be that "commercial interests" are already providing the service, but an analogy could be:
Private utility is willing to provide you with 30Amp/120V electric service, but that is all, and they would charge an arm and a leg. The private utility will also decide to get increases every year, say 40Amp, but rates will go up to include 1st born child (no child, no increase).
Conversely, a muni would come in and provide 100Amp/240V service - say hello to electric stove, oven, air conditioning, etc.
There are some that will argue high-speed is not a necessity, but those same arguments were made about water, sewer, electricity, phone..... |
