“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US

Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by hvidgaard on Friday March 24, 2017 @08:37AM (#13948463)

A "radical" idea I'm advocating for, is that all of the following is concidered nessesary for the society, and thus should be done by the government, or heavyly regulared (non profit, enduser owned type of companies):

- Roads

- Water

- Sewer

- Community heat

- Healthcare

- Education

- Pension

- Internet connectivity

- Banking (including loans for 1 family houses) and card payment

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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by ryanwaggoner on Thursday March 30, 2017 @06:25PM (#13999447)

Off the top of my head, you're also missing electricity, food, shelter, clothing, and entertainment. Those are more necessary than some of the things you've listed here.

So I guess we'll have the government own or heavily regulate 90% of the economy. Gee, that's historically worked so well in the past... :)

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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by kortex on Friday March 24, 2017 @09:37AM (#13948808)

Banking as a utility? I love it. Credit unions are already a thing, and we have the National Credit Union Association, it's a small jump to the idea of a National Credit Union.

And we need single payer healthcare yesterday.

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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by jimbokun on Friday March 24, 2017 @09:25AM (#13948732)

You just covered a significant fraction of all economic activity (maybe a majority).

Perhaps that was your intent?

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