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Like it has always been RATIONALLY upgraded - by market forces
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Not in every case. The government programs like Obama's
played a major role in building the original infrastructure that made the Internet possible.
You're right, in that most cases, we don't need the government's help to conduct business. But when it comes to major transcontinental infrastructure, the taxpayer funding plays a crucial role in making it possible.
I pay a lot of taxes, but I recognize that roads, water systems, electrical grids, and other vital systems tend to fail if they are split up between competing companies.
In other words, we don't have enough space so that private firms can each build their own competing road system, underground water pipes, and electrical grid.
The same goes for major communication projects. While private funds can achieve great things, the government must also be communited to keeping infrastructure upgraded if we are to compete with other nations, whose infrastructure is well funded by their governments.
Obama recognizes these truths; and that's another reason he should have your vote.