On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, J.A. Simmons V wrote: > <Speculation> > If I rolled out fiber to a small village in Zimbabwe, I could probably > buy the land to run the cable on cheaper then in the US, hire out > workers to run the cable cheaper then US, and then that little village > that now has a fiber running to it, can have blazing fast speed because > there is all of 10 to 20 people using it. (exaggeration noted). > </Speculation> > Lets now run cable to BF, Texas. I have to buy land either from the > state, or from other people, abide by all kinds of regulations like OSHA > and state and federal safety codes, file mounds paperwork with the State > comptroller. Government in the way, again. > Pay minimum wage for all my workers, healthcare, social security (we > will keep this legal so I will not be using illegal immigrants). Exactly. Slave labor, or child labor, would have been a lot cheaper, but the damned nanny government is "protecting the children." I think I'll move to Zimbabwe where everything is easier. Mike