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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 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?



It'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


The saddest part is that he's still in power.


I’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.


Consider that unrelated to all the slavery stuff, Confederacy had constitutionally banned infrastructure improvements by government...


Companies are people and money is speech? And we’re all very free.


Because in a capitalist society, capital owners are in control


Can it be called democracy then?


Do you feel represented ?


I sure don't


I’m not either and i’m a citizen in both the Us and France.


They call it that to placate the masses




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