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    Voyou_Charmant: "One group of economists believes that the increased connectivity will result in more jobs in e-commerce and telecommuting, but another thinks it'll j... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: As a side note to all this economic discourse - there is a difference between "growing the economy" and "a better quality of life." Did anything pre-W... more »
    iamse7en: "economists can't predict the effect of stimulus" Look at the last 100 years. Name ONE stimulus package that actually stimulated the economy. Look at ... more »
    Voyou_Charmant: "economists can't predict the effect of stimulus any better than you or I or a damn monkey," Racists! more »
    frigg: These guys are idiots. increased broadband will create far more jobs than these guys are considering. It's like Korea - build it and they will come. O... more »
    mocax: have less babies, and the unemployment rate will come down. i'm not planning on having any.... more »
    AkronZip: Read "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. It is about globalization and how outsourcing may be bad for the extremely unskilled, but good for the e... more »
    Samifumi: No one knows if it will result in more or less jobs, but it just feels right, and nowadays, that should be our guiding principle. Broadband internet s... more »
    That Dude: *face palm* Keynesian economics has failed us. get rid of the fed and government control. Replace with the Austrian system. more »
  • #broadband

    Rural Broadband Expansion Might Actually Lose Jobs

    A gathering of economists from Georgetown and Columbia Universities discussed the employment repercussions of the proposed expansion of rural broadband access, and turns out many think increased broadband access will actually reduce employment. What? More »
  • #pcs

    Cows, Farmer's Daughters Get $267 Million Broadband Boost