Do people really believe that infrastructure is not the purview of the government?
Roads, water, electrical, internet, etc. should all be built out first on a municipal level, then the state should connect those municipalities, then the federal government should connect those states. The various levels of government do not need to (should not?) be the ones to operate this infrastructure, but I absolutely believe that to foster competition they should build it out and lease it to others (and such an operational lease should never be exclusive / too long-term)
Is there a good argument against this? Who doesn't think the US Highway System has been great for our economy? Who doesn't think a US Internet System would be great for our economy too?
Roads, water, electrical, internet, etc. should all be built out first on a municipal level, then the state should connect those municipalities, then the federal government should connect those states. The various levels of government do not need to (should not?) be the ones to operate this infrastructure, but I absolutely believe that to foster competition they should build it out and lease it to others (and such an operational lease should never be exclusive / too long-term)
Is there a good argument against this? Who doesn't think the US Highway System has been great for our economy? Who doesn't think a US Internet System would be great for our economy too?