Re:FCC cancels Starlink’s and LTD's rural development grants
by themitigating on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:12PM
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Based on voting patterns most people in rural areas don't like government spending and handouts
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Re:FCC cancels Starlink’s and LTD's rural development grants
by Broken_Hippo on Thursday August 11, 2022 @04:58AM
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You can't get that from voting patterns: Resistance to government spending and handouts depend on where you are putting the money.
I haven't actually met a farmer that is opposed to farm subsidies, for example.
And I think there is a hint of ignorance when it does benefit them: The local ISP finally giving a rural location higher-speed internet probably did so because they received government money or have brushed up against government regulations that require them to upgrade in the countryside as well as urban areas - yet the government spending goes unnoticed.
I'll add that the US is a 2 party system in practice, so the reasons for voting conservative vary greatly and you can't really take voting a certain way as "against handouts" when it is easily other issues that prompts the vote.
Re:FCC cancels Starlink’s and LTD's rural development grants
by edmcnulty101 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:53PM
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No they think taxes are too high and the federal government is bloated and filled with lobbyist backed policies and corruption.
Important distinction.