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Republicans Trying To Kill Program That Brings Affordable Broadband To The Poor (www.techdirt.com)
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Republicans Trying To Kill Program That Brings Affordable Broadband To The Poor::Last month we noted how a program aimed at helping low income Americans afford broadband was at risk of being dismantled thanks to congressional incompetence and corruption. The FCC program, dubbed the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), was part of the 2021 infrastructure bill. It provides low-income Americans $30 off their monthly broadband bill. 22 million…

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[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

You’re right, I totally had the wrong reason the GOP is being shitty this time. It’s the crushing of the poor because they are poor, not because the poor are taking from the rich.

My bad.