[aeternum]

One important distinction is that GPS has no per-user cost.

While I agree the decisions the US government has made about GPS have been exemplary, we should at least consider whether a government owned ISP would look more like GPS or USPS. The gov. isn't always the best when it comes to pricing.

[dejavuagain]

Roads have per user costs and are provided at no cost to the end user. Data is the new cargo. Packets are the vehicles.

[aeternum]

The per-user costs for roadways were supposed to be paid via gasoline taxes. This is why it's illegal to put red gasoline in cars. Ultimately I believe they pay for around 50% of the cost depending on the state.

[dejavuagain]

Taxes pay for libraries, pbs, gps, lots of tax dollars have gone to SpaceX and tesla and solar city. Billions.

We have already paid much of the costs for starlink.

[aeternum]

Significantly more tax dollars have gone to Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, BAE, Northrop.

If we're going to start nationalizing things, why don't we start with those that have received the most government funds.

[dejavuagain]

We are on the same page! :)

I see no reason we should let shareholders take excess profit from the American people for doing nothing but negotiating sweetheart deals with the politicians they own.

Shall we add banks and big Pharma to the list?

But seriously I'm not into the capitalist dogma that masks and enables the reality of corporate welfare.

We can give away trillions to the burgeois but merely feeding the proletariat is unamerican?