FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced Thursday a plan to ensure even the poorest Americans have broadband internet. Reiterating that the high speed internet is a public good, the FCC will be making changes to an existing program which subsidizes telephone landlines.
That's right, the poor are now "entitled" to have broadband internet.
My question is: The only people that truly NEED broadband access are those that use it for work. Presuming they are self employed (because otherwise the company would pay for it...), they should have a technical expertise of some sort, which should more than cover the expense. Moreover, it would be tax deductible as a business expenses.
This system was implemented by Ronald Reagan to subsidize telephones because "you cant get a job without a phone". So, explain to me how this relates. Someone ...please.
That's right, the poor are now "entitled" to have broadband internet.
My question is: The only people that truly NEED broadband access are those that use it for work. Presuming they are self employed (because otherwise the company would pay for it...), they should have a technical expertise of some sort, which should more than cover the expense. Moreover, it would be tax deductible as a business expenses.
This system was implemented by Ronald Reagan to subsidize telephones because "you cant get a job without a phone". So, explain to me how this relates. Someone ...please.