HB 9 by Ashby: Broadband Socialism

HB 9 is the enabling legislation for HJR 125. HB 9 seeks to create a broadband infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of broadband and telecommunications projects. Continuing on efforts from the previous legislative session, collectivizing the building of broadband infrastructure by using taxpayer money, while the private sector is simultaneously making that technology obsolete is not only a terrible use of public funds but an egregious use of the Rainy Day Fund. The ESF was not designed as a slush fund for the pet projects of lawmakers. For these reasons, TFR opposes HB 9.