02-06-2009, 06:42 PM
$tevie- alas, the bitter partisan debate is also on the other foot. The fact that the democratic party did not even talk to their loyal opposition during the development of this bill guaranteed this kind of response. Both parties are up to their old tricks. It's weenie waving at its worst, and we're all going to lose as a result.
Gray- Yes. think Rural Electrification act, that was part of FDR's New Deal, which was the stimulus package of the Great Depression I.
The News on the New Deal
The base problem is that all of the industries that benefited from the new deal's infrastructure rich projects have just cashed the checks without reinvesting. The telephone system was also distributed rurally by dint of law (and federal funding). No such law applies to broadband- you can thank 'de-regulation'.
Hence our overall infrastructure is in collapse. I personally think much of the infrastructure should be massively re-regulated and nationalized. After all, our tax dollars made the initial investment. Deregulation has been very, very, very bad for the US.
Gray- Yes. think Rural Electrification act, that was part of FDR's New Deal, which was the stimulus package of the Great Depression I.
The News on the New Deal
The base problem is that all of the industries that benefited from the new deal's infrastructure rich projects have just cashed the checks without reinvesting. The telephone system was also distributed rurally by dint of law (and federal funding). No such law applies to broadband- you can thank 'de-regulation'.
Hence our overall infrastructure is in collapse. I personally think much of the infrastructure should be massively re-regulated and nationalized. After all, our tax dollars made the initial investment. Deregulation has been very, very, very bad for the US.