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Re:Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on muni... by natex on Thursday June 17, 2021 @09:45AM (#27539482)
A municipality's decision to implement common locally-owned internet as a public utility IS the free market. The State should not get to decide what's a "waste of resources" for me and my neighbors.
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Re:Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on muni... by bluGill on Thursday June 17, 2021 @09:58AM (#27539624)
If your neighbor doesn't use the public internet for whatever reason, then making your neighbor pay for it is a waste of resources.
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Re:Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on muni... by lotsofpulp on Thursday June 17, 2021 @10:06AM (#27539708)
And some people do not have cars or children in schools or use the food banks or go to community college.

Not everything is about the individual cost/benefit, and individuals can benefit from society wide benefits.

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Re:Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on muni... by taeric on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:41PM (#27543715)
Further in this direction. The neighbor that doesn't use this internet will still benefit from the value of new jobs and opportunity that it will bring.
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