Re:The number of cities with municipal broadband has jumped ...
by dundarious on Thursday April 29, 2021 @09:43AM
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A very similar argument can be made for private capital, except it is subject to almost zero democratic controls/influences.
if it's self inflicted, then it's not wrong. the fact that they can hamstring important services/bills for purely political reasons and still get away with it at the polls is a great example of how perverse incentives in government lead to mismanagement. if you want to persuade me that X government service will be run efficiently, you need to first convince me that a certain mainstream party will not be able to sabotage it.