Comment Re:Translation (Score 1) 287
I believe it's politics that causes the difference.
Sure politics makes a difference. At the moment, those other countries are more socialist than ours. The government controls more industries. There are higher taxes. There is less freedom. I know that's not what I want in my country. I want the government to be small. I want more freedom. I want lower taxes. If there is a need, be it broadband or anything else, and there are sufficient people willing to pay for it, it will happen eventually. If people don't want to pay for it because it's too expensive in their area, they do without or move to where it's cheaper. I don't think it's appropriate for them to complain about unfairness and that the government should do something. It's not the government's job to do something like this. If it's too expensive to provide this through private industry, it's certainly too expensive for the government to get involved. The government can never do something for less money that private industry. There's too much overhead.
If giving the population access to something is a goal, capitalism does not work well.
But the goal of capitalism is not to provide the population access to things or services. The goal of capitalism is to create an prosperous economic environment. A side benefit is minimizing the cost of goods and services through competition and choice. The products and services provided are driven by a combination of need and willingness to pay for it.
Sure politics makes a difference. At the moment, those other countries are more socialist than ours. The government controls more industries. There are higher taxes. There is less freedom. I know that's not what I want in my country. I want the government to be small. I want more freedom. I want lower taxes. If there is a need, be it broadband or anything else, and there are sufficient people willing to pay for it, it will happen eventually. If people don't want to pay for it because it's too expensive in their area, they do without or move to where it's cheaper. I don't think it's appropriate for them to complain about unfairness and that the government should do something. It's not the government's job to do something like this. If it's too expensive to provide this through private industry, it's certainly too expensive for the government to get involved. The government can never do something for less money that private industry. There's too much overhead.
If giving the population access to something is a goal, capitalism does not work well.
But the goal of capitalism is not to provide the population access to things or services. The goal of capitalism is to create an prosperous economic environment. A side benefit is minimizing the cost of goods and services through competition and choice. The products and services provided are driven by a combination of need and willingness to pay for it.
