"Don Bruder" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote:

"Don Bruder" wrote in message
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote:

Which is precisely the reason why having the government build the
infrastructure with public dollars makes so much sense. It
encourages
competition and potentially keeps costs down to the consumer..

Ummm... Have you forgotten that you're talking about the
government
here?

"Government" and "keeping costs down" are mutually exclusive
concepts.

Think about what I'm suggesting before objecting.

Oh... Got it. Didn't notice the sarcasm the first time around.

There wasn't any. There are some things government should do, including
putting infrastructures in place that market-based businesses can make
use
of. It benefits everyone.

Government exists to serve me, the individual citizen, not businesses.
Period.

The government as it stands today is failing miserably on all counts
when it comes to serving the citizen. On the other hand, it's doing a
damn fine job of screwing them over in favor of businesses.

True, but that's not what I'm talking about. Imagine what transportation in
the US would be like if the interstate highways had been built by private
interests. Both businesses and individuals would be paying outrageous tolls
to drive from state to state.

Similarly, a government-installed fiber-optic system -- for every house,
every business -- would permit _multiple_ companies to provide high-speed
communication, instead of the near-monopoly that currently exists. That
means competition, and (hopefully) better service at a lower price.