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This is a fundamental difference in attitude of conservative vs progressive thoughts, it's about what's considered a necessity and what isn't. As an example I'
by michaelbrave 5y ago
This is a fundamental difference in attitude of conservative vs progressive thoughts, it's about what's considered a necessity and what isn't.
As an example I've lived all over the US, but when I first moved to Texas I was shocked and upset by how many toll roads there were, in some ways it was almost impossible to travel properly without them, the short answer was that the government of Texas didn't consider infrastructure like roads a service worth investing more than the minimum amount of effort into, and so they delegated a lot of it to companies. Arguments for internet are the same, many would consider it a basic utility or right, something hard to survive without. This is essentially what net neutrality and labelling it as a Title 2 were about, about wether or not it's a need or a luxury.
Conservatives have started labelling things like infrastructure, a living wage, health care or even internet connectivity as a luxury, which progressives have labelled them as necessities.