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We shouldn't subsidize internet, it should be provided. The internet is necessary to participate in modern society, and to only provide it to people who can afford it is what's actually elitist.


Last we checked we pay for water too. It’s abundant. It still makes sense to have a price on it because it’s a resource like anything else.

In the same way, we pay for the internet. Free wifi exists if you can’t afford service.

Rather than elitist, it’s just… not communist.


And your water is subsidized... Subsidies don't have to make something free.


what is the point of a society that doesen't have common utilities? and where does one draw the line at what is necessary for a decent life in a modern society?




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