It's bleakly hilarious that politicians of a certain stripe fall over themselves to pass laws against policies that deliver value to the public.
- the government doesn’t use any tax revenue to do this nor impose any debt on the government
- the government doesn’t get any special privileges for access to lay fiber
Then it’s no different than a regular competitor. This is often not the case though and it makes it very difficult for anyone to compete.
Where is the initial capital investment supposed to come from? And what is the purpose of collecting taxes other than to provide services to the citizens? What's different between garbage collection, water, power and internet?
"Privatize profits
"Socialize losses"
—Reagan, probably.
Instead I am a cash-paying blue-collar degenerate. It works for me because I am too damn stubborn to give even cents to the disgrace we Americants call "public healthcare" — and with no children/wife to support, I can be as wreckless as society damnwell chooses for me to behave.
"Acting rationally in an irrational environment IS IRRATIONAL."