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> Senate Bill 152 was promoted by the cable industry as a way to prevent wasting taxpayer money on infrastructure projects, like municipal internet. Yes, I'm s
by ilyt 3y ago
> Senate Bill 152 was promoted by the cable industry as a way to prevent wasting taxpayer money on infrastructure projects, like municipal internet.
Yes, I'm sure it was to "not waste taxpayers money" and not to remove competition...
Hell, why cable companies had a say in that in at all?
- kevviiinn 3y agoBecause in a capitalist society, capital owners are in control
- DubiousPusher 3y agoIt's hard to remember but this is the level of tech discourse in 2010. Though I guess it's not any better now. https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/531834493922189313 https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/531834493922189313
- ilyt 3y agoThe saddest part is that he's still in power.
- the_only_law 3y agoI’d be particularly curious if there were any projects in between that truly were a “waste of tax payers money”. That should tell you something.
- dopidopHN 3y agoCompanies are people and money is speech? And we’re all very free.
- p_l 3y agoConsider that unrelated to all the slavery stuff, Confederacy had constitutionally banned infrastructure improvements by government...