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There's a story with rightwing economist propagandist Russ Sobel with his ever unchanging message on how to unleash capitalism in West Virginia {though from the article it appears he no longer touts Ireland as what happens when those policies are followed). There's also Bray Cary's column basically repeating Sobel's propaganda: government is evil and needs to be smaller.
Yes it does. But if the free market is the solution to all problems and government should be smaller as Sobel and Cary claim, then those people without broadband access should wait until the free market provides it which will never happen. Those people and also those businesses that would benefit - would be "unleashed" - will just have to accept having the world leaving them behind.
When government solves the problem, Senator Rockefeller and others have supported legislation to expand broadband access, I doubt if Sobel or Cary will ever credit government's role.
They'll go back to government is evil and should be smaller and the free market can solve every problem if government would just get out of the way.
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