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Re:Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off t... by ipaddr on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:36PM (#29005915)
Why do you expect the rural taxpayers to pay for urban/city only improvements like transit/subways or money to fight guns/gangs but balk at the thought of paying for electrical hookups in rural areas.
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Re:Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off t... by Dma54rhs on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @07:58PM (#29008001)
Pretty sure they don't pay anything since people living outside cities is net minus everywhere, maintaining all the infrastructure id expensive as fuck. I'm five with it but the reality is that they are being subsidised everywhere per capita. Economies of scale, capitalism 101.
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Re:Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off t... by giantg2 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @09:30PM (#29008611)
Any data to back that up?

Anecdotally, Philadelphia is the poorest county in our state, while Chester county is the richest. Seems like suburban areas bring in the most money and can afford excellent infrastructure, while infrastructure in the city is in constant disrepair.

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