Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program
arstechnica.com
Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."

And pull themselves up by their bootstraps as usual?

  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    22·
    7 months ago

    Imagine living in the 2020’s in the developed world and not realizing that internet access is a basic necessity.

    Then imagine being the sort of person who would deny poor people basic necessities

    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      7 months ago

      They know full well that internet is a necessity to participate in society.

      That is why they are blocking it with every fibre of their being.

      To them, poor people are poor because god is angry at them. They deserve to be poor.

    • be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social
      3·
      7 months ago

      Imagine living in the 2020’s in the developed world and not realizing that internet access is a basic necessity.

      Then imagine being the sort of person who would deny poor people basic necessities

      Standard Republican Worldview

    • Syo@kbin.social
      2·
      7 months ago

      basic necessity

      Did you misspell guaranteed revenue? They know exactly what they were doing.