I Don’t Want Anything For Free, it Costs Too Much
May 18th, 2008 | by BGuzzardi |
The forgotten taxpayer, who actually worked or invested, to produce goods and services paid for this plan by city planners who used productive taxpayer money, taken, coercively, without consent of taxpayer, to fund this failed program. In the free market, the productive person can choose where to spend his or her money, or even not to spend and save and invest it, without coercion.
Philly’s ‘free’ WiFi service has cost taxpayers $2.6 million
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The wireless Internet network that was supposed to cost Philadelphia nothing hasn’t been as free as promised.
Metro Philadelphia reports Mayor John Street last year forgave what was initially a $1.4 million loan from the city to help not-for-profit Wireless Philadelphia get off the ground.
The forgiven loan is on top of at least $1.26 million that, according to city records, has been spent on consultants.
That means the project so far has cost city taxpayers more than $2.6 million.
Earthlink announced Tuesday that it’s pulling the plug on the network June 12.
CEO Greg Goldman says Wireless Philadelphia asked Street to forgive the loan so it could focus on fundraising.
Street did not return an e-mail Thursday from Metro Philadelphia requesting comment.