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		Congresswoman defends “states’ rights” to protect ISPs from muni competition (arstechnica.com)
		10 points by Deinos on July 16, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

duncan_bayne on July 16, 2014 [–]

Sounds reasonable to me. If people want to build ISPs they should do so with their own money - either investment or charity. Forcing people to fund the provision of an ISP is immoral, and it's economically destructive too.

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