Now This is Socialism!

Again for those not knowing, my grandmother was head of the New York Socialist Party in the early 1900s and actually ran for Congress when Debs ran for President and ran for New York Treasurer in 1922. So I have first hand knowledge of Socialists. One of the things they pushed for was Government control of utilities, water etc. Kind of happened.

Now also the Government controls trains and bridges. If you think that is good try Amtrak or NJ Transit or the NY Subway! It makes the third world look great! NJ Transit is a classic example, all westbound trains have been cancelled for today! Just an example.

Now some Academic proposes in the NY Times that a "Trump" proposal for takeover of all 5G should occur. This non technical academic notes:

The concept, promoted by Republican operatives such as Newt Gingrich and Karl Rove, is for a network supporting fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology to operate on a wholesale basis. Carriers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon could buy capacity. So could anyone else: Apple, Amazon, Walmart, Uber or small operators serving rural areas. No company could use exclusive control over spectrum to block competition. Last year, a leaked National Security Council presentation called for nationalization of 5G networks to improve cybersecurity and better compete against China. The proposal was ignominiously killed and its author left the White House. The Trump re-election campaign’s proposal wisely dropped the government takeover. It shifted the focus to wholesale access, which could be overseen by an independent nonprofit organization, like the independent system operators that manage electricity markets. 

This is Socialism pure and simple.  Imagine the nations communications infrastructure controlled by politicians, worse than New Jersey and the trains, worse than the New York City subway! This is truly the most idiotic proposal I have ever seen! Truly moronic. You see I was also the COO of NYNEX Mobile, now Verizon Wireless. So unlike the dreamy academic I actually have some knowledge. I have built networks in over twenty countries, so perhaps unlike the characters at the White House bemoaning the would be Socialists they have become the enemy they fear!

The want to nationalize bandwidth! They want Government employees to run a network. Are they truly out of their minds! 

Let us hope this dies a quiet death and please let the academics go back and warp our children's minds. That is damage enough!