SlorgNet on 29 August 2009
Slow US speeds aren't because of the country's size. They're because (1) we waste $1 trillion a year on military-industrial boondoogles, while spending a pittance on basic infrastructure, and (2) suffer from a delusionary ideology called neoliberalism, which insists that The Magic of the Marketplace will solve everything.
Tons of other countries have realized that superfast broadband is absolutely crucial in upgrading their economies -- China, Russia, the EU and a raft of other countries have a wide range of public programs to boost their networks. If the US doesn't start doing the same, we'll become a giant banana republic.
