If you’ve ever wanted to be a super villain, then this article will definitely need to be at the top of your reading list:

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What’s Behind the Epidemic of Municipal Wi-Fi Failures?

I hate to say I told you so. But…

I told you so.

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It’s interesting to see what happens when government coffers run dry on these special interest projects. I’m not saying the program is a bad idea or that their efforts are in vain, but why always the dependency on government funds to take this type of role as a public program? While many are sitting, awaiting the outcome of government decisions, leaders could be taking present action to continue the work they do, but do it in the private marketplace as a non-profit organization.

So long as you have strong accountability, there is no reason why this group depends on the whims of politicians. Is the program valuable enough that these group leaders will not let their progress wither away? If so, they would diversify their revenue stream and take nothing from the government. It is of the same whim that government must provide that most people have ascribed themselves to.