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Wow they exchanged one monopoly for another monopoly that can use force. Genius voter population over there.
by jamesaepp 9y ago
Wow they exchanged one monopoly for another monopoly that can use force. Genius voter population over there.
- sounds 9y agoState-enforced law to prevent city fiber builds was exchanged for city-led coop. Said state-enforced law bought and paid for by Comcast, deceptive ad campaign bought and paid for by Comcast, and the city still won. Sounds like a classic underdog win to me.
- s73ver_ 9y agoYou'll have to point out where they exchanged monopolies, rather than simply set up a competitor to keep the existing monopoly in check.
- hexane360 9y ago>another monopoly Comcast won't cease to exist. Other ISPs can form. >that can use force When was the last time your water/electric/gas company "used force" against public interest?
- conanbatt 9y ago> When was the last time your water/electric/gas company "used force" against public interest? Everyday. Think of it this way, people that don't want to use the service can't opt out for the tax loss incurred by the state running it.
- hexane360 9y agoI don't know about your local utilities, but mine are only government regulated, not subsidized.
- conanbatt 9y agoUtilities have a considerable tax participation in municipal and state level governments. The infrastructure was definitely built with taxation, and there is a virtual monopoly of it. Im not making an opinion about it being the best system or not, because i haven't looked at this topic at all, but its delusional to think there is no force in this application. Just googling shows that for example, Florida has a mandate to be on the grid.