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ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] sunzu@kbin.run 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

American taxpayer is always paying for major CapEx for most industries then turn around and price gouge us.

Most amercians see to be fine with it since they live in a free market economy where private sector funds investment.

[โ€“] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

free market economy where private sector funds investment

If that's how it actually worked we might accept it. But, today there's little distinction between public and private: Corporations own our government.