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California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People (www.techdirt.com)
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The proposal comes after Republicans killed a federal FCC program that provided a $30 discount off the broadband bills of low-income Americans. The Republicans in question claimed they killed the popular program to save money, but a follow up study showed that the program more than paid for itself (by a factor of four) because it helped expand access to remote healthcare, employment, and education.

My state fighting a good fight. We’re flawed, but we sometimes get it right.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 41 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm POOR and that's SOCIALISM! REAL FREEDOM is when we make it Affordable for the RICH while making it IMPOSSIBLE for ME to Afford!

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

I wish I had your gumption to vote against my own best interest.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Newmam will veto this bill. The motherfucker veto anything that helps the poor. He wants to be president and thinks kissing corporations assses will help him with that.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 2 days ago

Corporate Democrats are there to ensure that poors never get anything from this clown regime when Republicans are on the bench taking a rest from fucking them 169%

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

hes been bought off by the gop donors, and AIPAC, thats why the sudden change. Even whitmer is acting very friendly towards trump right now, twice she has allowed him to use her as a platform. there is a reason why he hasnt won any significant office since his mayorship of sf, and before his governership. he was mostly not very influential.

[–] sfled@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

My sympathies exactly, my dear fellow.

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