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Re:Obama: "It is unacceptable that the U.S. ranks 15th in th... by noonespecial on Monday December 08, 2008 @01:52PM (#390161)
As inefficient as is might be, there are still some things that only government can build. There are plenty of places even today that the US mail goes to that FedEx does not. (I lived in one of them).

Sometimes you've just got to suck it up and swing that sledge hammer at that gnat, because there's just no private incentive to make a fly swatter.

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Re:Obama: "It is unacceptable that the U.S. ranks 15th in th... by qqq on Monday December 08, 2008 @02:09PM (#390191)
Yeah, sure, but why is broadband one of those things?

Is it broadband to rural areas that only the Government would do, because there is no profit in it? If so, I'm not convinced that's the best use of taxpayer money.

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