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| reply to John Keels
It is the government's job when the people's tax dollars are being brought in.
Why should my tax dollars go to Wilson because they think they can become a business and compete against the 2nd largest Cable company in the country? I should not have to support their business. The same as I do not support TWC by not having their service.
TWC provides the same services as Wilson. Embarq also offers full services. Wilson does NOT and most likely NEVER will offer full services to everyone. Why? they don't have to. they can cry we're out of money, we need more. They simply raise taxes and BOOM! More money.
Muni broadband needs to be stopped. If a city wants another provider then they need to give that provider tax breaks to come in and over build. Other wise do what they do best, spend money doing other things. Like giving themselves pay raises. |
| Ah, so it's OK for the government to build roads, offer public water, public schools and colleges, public transit, city garbage collection, mail service, public radio and TV, airports, sports stadiums, public healthcare, yet they shouldn't compete with private Internet providers? All of the things I mentioned compete with a private business, yet we've decided as a society that the government can offer them, yet you seem to think that broadband access is something that should be off-limits.
But since you're so opposed to government involvement in the private sector, how would you feel about doing away with private access to public rights-of-way? Let's kick the phone, cable, and electric companies off this land and force them to negotiate with each and every property owner to run their lines. That way, the market can decide what that access should cost. Can't get power at your house because the guy up the street from you wants $1 million to let the power company cross his property to reach your house? Tough luck. I guess you'll be buying a generator. Just make sure it doesn't run on natural gas because the lady who lives between you and the main pipeline owns a big part of the local diesel fuel distributor, so she won't grant access to her property at any price. I hope your yard is big enough for a large fuel tank.
Completely unregulated capitalism sounds great until you're the one getting stepped on by someone in pursuit of more money. |
