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The Biden administration spent $42 billion of taxpayer funds to bring broadband access to rural America, and people are shocked, <i>shocked, </i>that nothing has been done.&nbsp;As people on both sides of the aisle scream for government to “do more,” perhaps there is a lesson in this failure to create connectivity, and perhaps that lesson ought to be that incentives and knowledge matter.

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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The greatest DOGE ad you’ll ever see.</p>
<p>Jon Stewart finding out how the Biden Administration spent $42 Billion to expand broadband to more Americans, and connected ZERO (0) homes in 4 years.<a href="https://t.co/QO9BGQvsbn">pic.twitter.com/QO9BGQvsbn</a></p>
<p>— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href="https://twitter.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1905591976876990670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

The Biden administration spent $42 billion of taxpayer funds to bring broadband access to rural America, and people are shocked, shocked, that nothing has been done.{ai:summary}<p>The Biden administration allocated $42 billion to enhance broadband access in rural America, yet no homes have been connected in four years. This raises questions about the effectiveness of government spending and the importance of incentives and knowledge in achieving connectivity.</p><p>#economy</p>

Hayek Can’t Get on the Wi-Fi

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