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$42.5 Billion Broadband Grant Program Being Rewritten To Benefit Elon Musk (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When you win capitalism you really do control the rulebook don't you?

[–] Kyrgizion 4 points 1 week ago

Golden rule: he who has the gold makes the rules. Always has been.

[–] Chivera 5 points 1 week ago

I thought Elon hated subsidies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This would be SUPER Corrupt if Elon Musk was acting as the President SLASHING Health Benefits for Working Class Americans and SLASHING Child Protections. But NONE of that is happening so this is OK!

[–] TheDannysaur 3 points 1 week ago

Easy on the click bait text there. Putting words in all caps like that makes people more likely to ignore you

[–] teamevil 2 points 1 week ago

ISPs don't deserve subsides...but Musk much less so.