Repug talk about "states rights", secession ...

[ElNono]

If you read the legislation, you will see it isn't anything like the OP suggests. It does not go overboard in protecting the cable companies. There are provisions for the local governments to build and operate at a loss, in areas that have less than 50% coverage by the cable companies.

I see no problems with the legislation. Do you?

I do if the over 50% coverage is only provided by a subsidized monopoly.

[Spawn]

Good for them.

You should be applauding the provision that they cannot subsidize the service in compe ion with a private industry. Tax payers should not be paying for the destruction of private industry.

I you are for that....

you, you communist pinko .

A communist pinko . Damn, I haven't heard that in years.

[lazerelmo]

We ain't got no teachers but by cracky I'm on the Facebook and the Twitter.

http://triangle.news14.com/content/6...ducation-cuts/

Administrators in Wilson are projecting about $6.5 million dollars in cuts this year,

Sounds like to me they need to get their priorities in line.

[boutons_deux]

Taking a loss on public high-speed Internet in order to attract business is no different from cities and counties giving away tax revenues in cuts to private companies to locate in their jurisdictions.

This is clearly the state Repug "govt-haters" screwing around/overbearing/power-grabbing in municipalities' tax-payer business to protect quasi-monopoly corporate revenues.

[Wild Cobra]

A communist pinko . Damn, I haven't heard that in years.

Couldn't resist. Because he is one...

[boutons_deux]

No, you just lost it when I slapped the out of you and your protect-business-at-all-costs bull

[Wild Cobra]

No, you just lost it when I slapped the out of you and your protect-business-at-all-costs bull

But your statement is completely false. All you continue to do is show us your blind prejudice.