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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by nwiswell on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:01PM (#27682320)
And you're welcome for your welfare roads.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by JKCalhoun on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:24PM (#27682560)
Welfare fire department, welfare police.....
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by deregulateMed on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:22PM (#27684491)
I pay for these. The city didn't pay for the internet, I did.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by tick_tock_tick on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:25PM (#27682570)
That's hardly a fair comparison they are calling it welfare as the town in question didn't pay a cent to get it's own broadband.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by thebradbain on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:47PM (#27682759)
And most small municipalities don't/didn't pay a cent toward the highway construction, either
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by deregulateMed on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:23PM (#27684495)
With the 50k I pay in taxes per year, I'm sure I can pay for toll roads.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by deregulateMed on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:19PM (#27684476)
What? My state pays more into taxes than we get out. And my high income is definitely what funds welfare.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by stjohnswarts on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:53PM (#27684684)
That's part of the cost of living in a democratic and capitalistic country. You are free to move where taxes are lower.
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Re:Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after pr... by habeebtc on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @12:43AM (#27684943)
I recommend the rugged beauty of Antarctica for anyone who believes "taxes are theft".
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