Yes. The infrastructure in and around NYC. All the bridges need to be replaced (you can literally see the water below through them), the subway system is in tatters, Penn station is a mess of train derailments and constant delays, and the whole thing is unbelievably expensive.
It's a textbook case of short-sightedness, mismanagement, and rent seeking from private parties.
A govt internet would work ok for a few years until it was driven into the ground by lack of innovation and special interests. With this model we'd all still be connecting to the internet via 56k modems.
And because it's a government enforced monopoly, we'd have no choice.
Yes. The infrastructure in and around NYC. All the bridges need to be replaced (you can literally see the water below through them), the subway system is in tatters, Penn station is a mess of train derailments and constant delays, and the whole thing is unbelievably expensive.
It's a textbook case of short-sightedness, mismanagement, and rent seeking from private parties.
A govt internet would work ok for a few years until it was driven into the ground by lack of innovation and special interests. With this model we'd all still be connecting to the internet via 56k modems.
And because it's a government enforced monopoly, we'd have no choice.