HardwareGeek
join:2003-11-15
Brooklyn, NY
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We all forget about the tax issue. If our local governments set up broadband even those who don't use it will be taxed in a way because of it. Plus if the local government is having a fiscal crisis you will see crappy service.
Plus if the state runs your wireless-net imagine all of the filtering they would have to add and all the lawsuits they will be hit with. The ACLU, the Parents against Obscene Material, The anti-religion people, the pro religion people all trying to get the state or town to allow or disallow something. Broadband run by the state will be like Broadband from China. Plus imagine how easier it would be for the government to spy on people.
We all think it's good because we hear the word FREE well we live in the USA there isn't anything free.
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AthlGrond
Premium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO | You are missing the point.
I use the internet, so the government should offer a free service for my needs.
It's in the constitution.
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HardwareGeek
join:2003-11-15
Brooklyn, NY
| Where in the Constitution does it say the Government has to provide you with a luxury for free?
Hell if that's the case where is my Free Cable TV? Where is my Free Medical? Where are the free hookers located at?
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
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Not all community broadband projects use tax dollars.
And suggesting a small town running fiber means they'll start spying on you is baseless. |
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Orwell1984
@fdn.com
thumbs down from:
Andrew J 
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Which Telco do you work for? |
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AthlGrond
Premium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO
 ·Comcast
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The constitutionality of free Cable and Medical are easily proven. I spend monies on those, so that is where the government needs to be helping me out.
I just don't see support for free hookers at this time, since I don't use them. But since the constitution is a living document, perhaps next year I'll take a trip to NV and see how how the founding fathers had intended for that all along.
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to HardwareGeek
Polititions are paid by our tax dollars, but since that doesnt cover a new BMW every year they accept kickbacks from big business.
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PliotronX
My Katamari's Bigger Than Your Katamari
join:2000-05-13
Sunland, CA
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Perhaps some of the munis want to set up free access (which may or may not be a good idea, IDK but it's not the point I'm trying to make), but most of the interest in muni-built access I've read about is for setting up broadband of some kind where the CLEC's and cable co's have simply avoided wiring up or are raping the residents. After setting that up, the users still pay for the service, just as if a CLEC or cable co. were selling the service, but the CLEC's/cc are just too comfortable denying broadband to certain communities, and blocking the ability to set up their own BB is just wrong IMO. |
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