> Philosophy PhD astounding https://twitter.com/JacksonKernion/status/1191916908049657856 …
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@JacksonKernion assumes that there are cross subsidies from urban areas to rural areas, but does not defend this thesis. He speaks specifically of broadband. https://twitter.com/JacksonKernion/status/1191916427717963776 …This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
4/ I've got some sympathy for the stance. I'm very against FDR's unconstitutional left-wing New Deal and I think the Rural Electrification Program was bad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act …
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5/ Speaking as someone who lives on a 56 acre farm ...and who has broadband internet via fiberoptic, I'm curious re
@JacksonKernion 's claim that my broadband is being cross subsidized by city folk such as himself. My fiber is provided by a local firmhttps://www.mygsc.com/company/history/ …Show this thread -
6/ Also confused how "gas taxes" are a subsidy to rural people? Gas taxes are more or less intended to be a use-fee, to pay for roads. If I drive 500 mi/week (I don't), I pay more. If he drives 0 mi/week, he pays less. If he takes mass transit, he is subsidized by others.
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7/ Anyway, as a person who lives in a rural area, if
@JacksonKernion , Philosophy PhD ever wants to debate his normative thesis "rural Americans are bad people" or his prescriptive thesis "It should be uncomfortable to live in rural America" I'm here.Show this thread -
8/ I guess @jacksonekernian, philosophy PhD, is not interested in testing his theses in the crucible of debate.
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9/ I guess open borders are only for countries, not for his twitter mentions. Odd that he endorses keeping people out and yet
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10/ Guys, it sure would be funny if 10 or 20 of you tweeted at
@JacksonKernion and asked him something like "why won't you debate@morlockp ; he addressed your points in good faith and you blocked him".pic.twitter.com/a0dWc4qtLu
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11/ this looks superficially like an apology, but is actually a cover-up the problem wasn't "rural folks shouldn't be subsidized". the problem was his OTHER tweet, where he said "people who live in American rural areas are bad people & have made bad choices" anyone got a cap?pic.twitter.com/HXzhbvwBuH
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