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In 2012, Goldman Sachs estimated it would cost 140 billion to fiber up the entire country[1]. Let's round up to 250 billion for corporate/politician bribery gr
by drawkbox 9y ago
In 2012, Goldman Sachs estimated it would cost 140 billion to fiber up the entire country[1].
Let's round up to 250 billion for corporate/politician bribery greed/pork and double it for today at 500 billion. That is about $2500 per household for fiber internet nationwide, built to be expanded later, quite affordable. With our wars for the last 2 decades coming in at 6 trillion we could have bought that 10+ times.
[1] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Nationwide-Google-Fiber-Build-Estimate-140-Billion-122347 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Nationwide-Google-Fiber-B...