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I mean, we're talking about laying fiber lines, cable modems to people who are hundreds of miles into the countryside. That makes no sense when you can just beep, put a satellite dish up today. What are we even talking about here?

I mean, we're talking about laying fiber lines, cable modems to people who are hundreds of miles into the countryside. That makes no sense when you can just beep, put a satellite dish up today. What are we even talking about here?

I mean, government has never been particularly efficient, but there was a period of time where people would at least care about wanting to make it more efficient.

I mean, government has never been particularly efficient, but there was a period of time where people would at least care about wanting to make it more efficient.

And it would be a scandal if there was political corruption to try and bias the result in a way that actually deprived the intended recipients of the program from getting the services they were supposed to get and cost the government way more money than it needed to. We're so far beyond being that country anymore. Where we actually debate the best policy.

And it would be a scandal if there was political corruption to try and bias the result in a way that actually deprived the intended recipients of the program from getting the services they were supposed to get and cost the government way more money than it needed to. We're so far beyond being that country anymore. Where we actually debate the best policy.

Now it's just like we're warring political tribes. And the objective of the party is to punish its political opponents, to engage in retaliation, and to basically loot the public coffers as much as possible on behalf of their constituents. And that's what's basically happening. You know, it's completely dysfunctional.

Now it's just like we're warring political tribes. And the objective of the party is to punish its political opponents, to engage in retaliation, and to basically loot the public coffers as much as possible on behalf of their constituents. And that's what's basically happening. You know, it's completely dysfunctional.

Well, let's use this podcast. If you see government waste, tell us.

Well, let's use this podcast. If you see government waste, tell us.

And no one really cares because the media doesn't really shine a light on it because they're completely tribalized as well.

And no one really cares because the media doesn't really shine a light on it because they're completely tribalized as well.

No, no, I meant their donors, their donor constituents, not the citizens of the country.

No, no, I meant their donors, their donor constituents, not the citizens of the country.

For sure. How do you think these contracts get awarded?

For sure. How do you think these contracts get awarded?

I mean, that would be... So they're giving the money away and they're so incompetent they're not getting the political benefit from it.

I mean, that would be... So they're giving the money away and they're so incompetent they're not getting the political benefit from it.

No, they're so incompetent they can't get it out of their own way. But somebody's getting that, call it 50 billion, that we don't need to spend. And the way that money is awarded is going to be political. You don't think that they're going to turn around and give big political contributions?

No, they're so incompetent they can't get it out of their own way. But somebody's getting that, call it 50 billion, that we don't need to spend. And the way that money is awarded is going to be political. You don't think that they're going to turn around and give big political contributions?