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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
Good lord, who's going to financially support or regulate it? A computer, high speed connection and ergonomic chair for every man, woman and child? Where would it end? Prison cells, hospitals, street corners?
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I KNOW! Just like those other silly public expenditures that we have to build, staff and keep up . . . like libraries, public pools, softball fields, historical preservation committees, and the like. Oh wait ...
There's a pretty important argument against making information a commodity any more than it already is, and like it or not, the internet is wholly ingrained with information, and this will only continue to increase. In particular, as governmental documents and tasks become more automated and web-based, it is increasingly more likely that those missing the ability to access the internet are more likely to miss out on important services or similar.
Put another way: if you want to pay for a library (which nearly universally contain material that many could find objectionable), arguments against proliferation of internet access fall wholly flat for me.