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The Cost Of Broadband In Every Rural Home
dave562 writes "In an analysis of the effectiveness of the the 2009 stimulus program (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA), one of the programs that was investigated was the project to bring broadband access to rural America. Some real interesting numbers popped out. Quoting the article: 'Eisenach and Caves looked at three areas that received stimulus funds, in the form of loans and direct grants, to expand broadband access in Southwestern Montana, Northwestern Kansas, and Northeastern Minnesota. The median household income in these areas is between $40,100 and $50,900. The median home prices are between $94,400 and $189,000.' So how much did it cost per unserved household to get them broadband access? A whopping $349,234, or many multiples of household income, and significantly more than the cost of a home itself.'"
Left-wing extremists are morons too, but at least they came up with a funny name for the Teabaggers.
"Tea Party" used to mean something good, recalling the things you said. But then the Teabaggers came along. At first, they seemed like they had some good ideas, but very quickly they showed their real stripes: they supported twits and morons like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann, and they showed themselves to care more about gay-bashing and other religious issues than any economic matters, and when Republicans hitched onto their movement they went right along with it. So they don't deserve the honor of being associated with our Founding Fathers, who have absolutely nothing in common with a ditz like Palin, so "Teabagger" is a good substitute.