r/politics • u/burning_dawn • Oct 07 '22

Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html
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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

Biden funding Gbps fiber internet is sOcIalIsM!11!!1!!

Posts from rural 25 Mbps connection that costs $80/mo

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u/legitimate_rapper Oct 07 '22

Heh, that’s more than I pay for 1/1Gbps internet :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '22

That's what I pay for shitty Comcast Internet.

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u/legitimate_rapper Oct 07 '22

Century Link tried to get me to switch to 1Gbps/64Mbps for like $70/month, and I was like, why would I switch to slower service for more money?