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As opposed to...?

Posted by znufrii Mar 30 '21, 20:25

Like, what exactly is the alternative they are proposing?

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Building out cell coverage, 5G, Fiber...reinforcing power grids, clearing waterways. - Will Hunting Mar 30, 20:35 13
- And why is the government paying for the first three instead of telephone/cellphone/internet/TV companies who make massive profits off - Krusty Mar 31, 04:58 10
  - Meanwhile... -- (link) - oblique Mar 31, 05:40 3
    - *smh* We need more of them to help with the dearth of broadband in some areas. Some communities are doing some amazing things. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 05:44 2
      - But aren’t you arguing the opposite to me? - Will Hunting Mar 31, 06:09 1
        
        I'm not. I'm all for cities having their own local broadband networks. I'm not for the federal government paying billions to do the work of the - Krusty Mar 31, 06:21
  - They see no profits in building out those lines. Businesses build their max profits, not for the betterment of all. So, Montana gets screwed. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 05:15 5
    - They make so much profit outside of the small cities they can't cry about profits as the reason they don't expand to small population areas. - Krusty Mar 31, 05:36 4
      - We're going to build all this for them to make money off of? Makes no sense. There has to be a way to put the burden on them and not the people. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 05:37 3
        
        That’s not how business works. Your job is to maximize profits, not be altruistic. You shouldn’t force businesses to lose money just to fill a gap - Will Hunting Mar 31, 05:54 2
        
        If we build out the infrastructure then we should own it but in that case why would the internet companies want to lease those lines if there's - Krusty Mar 31, 06:12 1
        
        I never said give it away to the companies. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 06:22
- They're talking about a $3t bill, I'd hope that stuff is going to be in there too. -- nm - znufrii Mar 30, 20:49 1
  - And that’s opposed to... see, answered your question. They want to break the idea that infrastructure is only shovel ready roads and bridges - Will Hunting Mar 30, 20:54
I assume they would prefer a greater focus on social reform. - Beryllium Mar 30, 20:26 7
- I would also like it if bridges and dams didn't suffer catastrophic failure. -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 20:39 3
  - But think of the iniquities suffered by your fellow man. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 20:42 2
    - Thus I would not like them to drown -- nm - crash davis Mar 30, 20:44 1
      - Hmm, you raise a valid point. Drowning is frowned upon. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 20:45
- por que no los dos? -- nm - znufrii Mar 30, 20:32 1
  - Because democrats seem barely capable of achieving one thing, if that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 20:45
- Social reforms are good....for a social reform bill! - ty97 Mar 30, 20:27
I honestly don't know. Someone needs to go define the word 'infrastructure' to them. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 20:26 3
- I get the feeling they'd just as soon not have an infrastructure bill at all. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 30, 20:30 2
  - We desperately need an infrastructure bill in large part to deal with our vast, aging infrastructure. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 20:37
  - if you look at the history of urban development projects, urban 'renewal' its structure built on bulldozed minority communities. - zeitgeist Mar 30, 20:37

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