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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by 908B64B197 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @05:52PM (#27682195)
> Expanding government programs is a tax on residents, even if they don't benefit from broadband access.

Doesn't have to be true. With enough launch day subscriber you can build the infrastructure without any additional taxes.

> Municipal broadband is hostile to business. Companies cannot reasonably compete with a service that the government pumps money into.

That's the reason FedEx and American Airline went bankrupt; they simply couldn't compete against the US Postal Service and Amtrak!

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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by redler on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:27PM (#27684225)
Notwithstanding the humor of your assertion, Amtrak and the USPS are indeed perpetual GOP targets for hobbling, creatively destructive encumbrance, and dissolution.
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