GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoWhy the banks want a cashless societylemmy.worldvideomessage-square115linkfedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down116
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minus-squareCheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·13 days agoEspecially when most actual network improvements are paid for directly by the government/taxpayer yet magically become the property of private companies.
minus-squareAlwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoOr better yet are paid for by the taxpayers. Not even remotely delivered on. Then hand waived with no consequences. https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/the-42-billion-internet-program-that-has-connected-0-people https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-book-of-broken-promis_b_5839394 Oh want to do some crimes? Where’s our cut? https://www.techspot.com/news/102798-fcc-slaps-top-telecom-companies-200-million-fines.html
Especially when most actual network improvements are paid for directly by the government/taxpayer yet magically become the property of private companies.
Or better yet are paid for by the taxpayers. Not even remotely delivered on. Then hand waived with no consequences.
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/the-42-billion-internet-program-that-has-connected-0-people
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-book-of-broken-promis_b_5839394
Oh want to do some crimes? Where’s our cut?
https://www.techspot.com/news/102798-fcc-slaps-top-telecom-companies-200-million-fines.html