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I would wonder if the subsidies and tax breaks that have been given over to these companies by the government over the years would count towards the idea us hav
by talmand 9y ago
I would wonder if the subsidies and tax breaks that have been given over to these companies by the government over the years would count towards the idea us having paid for it. There's always that scandal from decades ago that comes up from time-to-time.
- gamblor956 9y agoCompanies were not given subsidies or tax breaks to pay for telephone or power lines. They were allowed to have local monopolies, in exchange for the requirement they provide utility services to all customers in the area, without regard to the cost of building out service to those customers.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoThe government can't just go and deem something it's property after the fact, even if "we paid for it".
- Dylan16807 9y agoIt can be "ours" without being government property.
- justherefortart 9y agoIt sure as hell can. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain_in_the_United_S...
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoIt would also then, have to pay AT&T for it. ...Again. Because AT&T presently owns their property, and regardless of any handouts they've been given, they'd need to be compensated for it's fair market value in order for the government to relieve them of it. Also, it's likely eminent domain attempts for Google's benefit would run afoul of the law. I don't think the government can eminent domain something for the benefit of another corporation.
- trophycase 9y agoActually it can. The government is the only thing that enforces the notion of property in the first place