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WSJ's Mossberg Calls For a Tougher Broadband Plan
GovTechGuy writes "Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg thinks the FCC's national broadband plan is long overdue, but he criticized it for being vague on the details and too focused on expanding access into rural areas. Mossberg pointed out that what passes for broadband in the US wouldn't even qualify as such in many other developed countries. He also noted that Americans pay more per unit of broadband speed than our competitors. He called on the government to devote time and resources to making sure Americans have the broadband access they need to stay competitive in the 21st century global economy."
32 megabits, not 64, for Final Fantasy 6.
>>>The term "member state" when used in the context of the EU refers to so-called "nation states" as opposed to US states.
Ditto the US Constitution. Read it sometime. Carefully. It gives the nation-states of the US the power to completely abolish the US, and go off on their separate routes. You are trying to make a difference where none exists.
The US and EU are more alike than different. Consider that 75% of laws are now passed, not by state parliaments, but by the central EU. We have a near-identical arrangement in the US.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
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And yeah there are cultural differences, but I suspect they will all but disappear by 2050. And by 2100 people will identify themselves as Europeans without even mentioning where they came from.
If you don't believe me, consider that in my own state the common language was German. Everyone spoke it. It set us apart from the other US states but that difference gradually disappeared. The same process will happen within the EU
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Ok, so I save some money on internet access, but how much more of my taxes will be wasted on other things that I don't use? Things like welfare, college assistance for minorities (which I'm not a member of), social "security" which will most likely be bankrupt by the time I'm of retiring age, etc.
If you see beyond the small benefits that you might get, you see that taxation usually is a net loss for the majority and a net gain for the minority. All taxation can do is redistribute wealth, yeah, I might get lucky and win a few times, but its like playing the slot machine, its designed to give money to the house (government).
And really, when you eliminate all trade barriers which are government imposed such as laws forbidding competition in ISPs in order to get the town some crap connection for cheap, you end up with multiple options in time.
Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.