6 May 2013

Government Funded Interstates and Fraud

by | Date: 6 May 2013 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In the coming years, we will continue to see groups and elected officials funded by the big cable and telephone companies try to delegitimize any public sector investment in Internet networks. We have already endured a year of mostly-frivolous charges against BTOP and BIP stimulus programs. At times like this, it may be helpful to look … Read More
4 Jun 2012

Business Can’t Win the Privatization Game Without a Handicap

by | Date: 4 Jun 2012 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Handicapping occurs in sports to equalize the winning chances of contestants of varying abilities. Sometimes, as in horse racing, superior horses, based on past performance, are required to carry more weight.  Sometimes, as in golf, poorer players are allowed more strokes. Unbeknownst to most of us, the competition between the public and private sectors is also … Read More