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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday April 21, 2024 @07:39PM (#40110167)
> Intel fab construction is exactly the kind of corruption we’re talking about here.

It's good when we do it, it's bad when China does it

> Trying to manipulate markets via subsidies is horrifically inefficient

By what means should markets be manipulated?

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Re:Anti-municipal broadband budget amendment gets nixed in N... by Retric on Monday April 22, 2024 @12:21AM (#40111388)
Regulations, Research, or Taxes. In this case tariffs would be the obvious option as there’s no long term costs beyond the inherent inefficiencies of domestic production.
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