Winners_History
Winners_History t1_iuer7gh wrote
Reply to comment by Buhodeleste in U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet by thinkB4WeSpeak
> a good job
Neither agency mentioned "does a good job".
The DMV routinely fails to maintain its databases to the point it's either "leaked" to scammers or is unavailable to customers, or both. As for the IRS, do you enjoy being unable to file taxes online without having to pay a third party?
Winners_History t1_iudp89q wrote
Reply to comment by zilozi in U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet by thinkB4WeSpeak
If we "can't advance as a species" without paying for what we use, I'd like to hear your definition of "advance".
Winners_History t1_iudid3j wrote
Reply to comment by Buhodeleste in U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet by thinkB4WeSpeak
> Nationalized
OMG Yes! I want the same government that runs the DMV and IRS to be totally, rather than 'somewhat', involved in more areas on which I depend!
Winners_History t1_iues3eb wrote
Reply to comment by IolausTelcontar in U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe’s telcos to pay for building the internet by thinkB4WeSpeak
Oh? Then I can just run out and pick some off a bush, right? I don't "need" infrastructure to move them around?
Government price-controls invariably lead to one thing - scarcity of the product in question.