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Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 80 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Benefits for the poor are always temporary

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Especially when you have republicans controlling one of the lawmaking bodies.

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Democrats inserted the expiration into the original bill

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

“It’s the only way to get it to pass.”

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This one covered households making 2x the poverty level. I bet a lot of people qualified that didn't realize it, including myself.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Originally it was just the poorer people. They lowered the discount and increased the qualifications for some reason.