[bearcobra]

Companies can and do offer data for a fee. In the same way that private toll road existing doesn't mean we should get rid of the highway system, a paid option doesn't mean the government should stop providing a publicly funded option given the immense value it provides to society

[_heimdall]

If the government option successfully creates a government monopoly, maybe we should?

In this case we simply don't know what the market needs or market value of these services are because no one is incentivized to compete with the subsidized government program.

[bearcobra]

How have they created a monopoly? This comment is on a post about a company that charges for this data, not to mention competitors like foreca or the weather company

[noboostforyou]

I've noticed this user has a habit of asking these "questions" and then suddenly falling quiet when pressed more closely. (I think they are concern trolling)