For decades, people in the US have been given a song and dance by the telecoms about how tax cuts, surcharges, and a long list of other expenses are necessary for telecoms to "invest" in infrastructure. The concessions are granted again and again, but the investments are never actually made. In all, US taxpayers have paid $400 Billion in taxes and Internet surcharges for fiber optic upgrades that never happened.
(Score: 4, Touché) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday December 05 2017, @12:57AM (1 child)
But that would be circular - Big Business has all the money they have from tax breaks, incentives, and subsidies. Take those away and there will be nothing left to tax.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 05 2017, @04:43AM
You milk the cow, don't pull off the udders.