[LINK] The PLAN, and broadband speeds?

[Karl Auer]

On Tue, 2007-06-26 at 11:00 +1000, Stewart Fist wrote:
> As a taxpayer, I am only willing to contribute my share of infrastructure
> that is needed logically by people in remote areas, but not necessarily what
> they want.
> 
> They choose to have this remote lifestyle, and benefit from such things as
> the tranquility of wide open spaces which is not available to people in the
> cities.  No one forces them to live there.

Stewart, everything that contributes to getting people out of the cities
helps the cities and the nation. If TV does the trick, then bring on
more TV! Noone forces people to live in cities either, so why should
"my" tax dollars go to pay for "their" roads, "their" hospitals...?

As you pour that fresh milk over your cornflakes in the morning, think
about where it came from. That's not to say you owe rural Austraia
anything, of course - at least, no more than they owe you.

So let's leave this "what's mine is mine" rubbish out of it, shall we?

Regards, K.

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