Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes

> over $30,000 for each of those homes to get served

This doesn't seem very efficient to me.

At $55/mo, he'll start making a profit in 45 years.

From the article: he had $2.6MM in help from the "American Rescue Plan's Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds".

He's being paid by the government to bring Internet access to homes in the state that aren't currently wired for it.

That bill and these types of projects are basically why we have 10% inflation now.

Inflation isn't at 10% but it seems like investing in infrastructure is a good idea. If we needed to pinch pennies we could start at the bloated military budget

Right, in the middle of war with Russia and with war with China on the horizon. Great idea.

When is the time US has not been at war? Maybe, we are inverting cause and effect here.. US is always at war because the budget allows for it?

Say it this way. Tomorrow if the american security /defence budget was cut to 0, do you think the rest of the world will storm/attack Americans because they have an eternal blood thirst for them? Don't they have their own problems to deal with?

This is the problem with mitary and security infra of any country. They keep the bogeyman alive because their paychecks depend on it.