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from the are-utilities-really-optional dept.
Broadband Internet access is a "core utility" that people need in order to participate in modern society– just like electricity, running water, and sewers, the White House said on Tuesday. A report written by the Broadband Opportunity Council, a group created earlier this year by President Obama and co-chaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture, says that even though broadband "has steadily shifted from an optional amenity to a core utility," millions of Americans still lack high-speed Internet access.
The report cites 2013 data indicating that about 51 million Americans, or about 16 percent of the population, cannot purchase broadband access at their homes. That number may have dropped by now, but the White House says the government needs to make a bigger push to expand broadband deployment, especially in rural areas and low-income communities.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Thursday September 24 2015, @06:37PM
I thought that artists mostly did what they do because they like it? Why are you worried about making money at it?
That must be true for just about any profession. After all, you can't seriously believe that only forms of artistry would exhibit this trait.
So the nurse, the mechanic, the programmer, the brick layer, and, yes, even the burger flipper must be doing their jobs because they like it.
See how stupid that argument sounds now?
If not, get your ass over here and mow my lawn. You know you like it, because you've done it before. Bring your own mower, and supply your own gas, because that's how you do it.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.