almost heaven going into this hell week, west virginia has more than its share of challenges with the largest population of drop in the u.s. over the past decade. it has the sixth highest poverty rate in the nation, unemployment is now below the national average at 5% but with almost one in five children living in poverty, that s before the pandemic, west virginia would benefit from the extension of the child tax credit, child nutrition programs and universal pre-k proposed in the democrats budget. likewise only 40% of the state had dental insurance as of 2012. proposed expansion to cover dental as well as vision and hearing make a difference in people s lives. a lot of the debate concerns climate change mitigation and clean energy and west virginia is of course coal country. that s been a powerful culture war wedge issue used against liberal environmentalists. many of the proposalals are about incentivizing investment. it would create thousands of new jobs moving to nearly 80%
Introduction
Recognizing that a lack of affordable, high-speed internet access has hampered economic growth and fueled inequality, the Joe Biden administration’s recently released infrastructure plan calls for investing $100 billion in the nation’s digital infrastructure. This amount is in line with third-party estimates for building last-mile fiber connectivity to most homes and businesses, but reducing prices and increasing adoption requires a radically different model for the internet service provider (ISP) market. The Biden administration and its allies in Congress should adopt open access requirements as a precondition for any federal investments. Without a massive investment to build out the country’s open fiber infrastructure and a new set of rules to govern its use, the United States risks being left behind.
in fact, generally speaking they get back 4.8%. i m going to put a few kernels into their pot because they are not paying taxes. let s look at another group. this bag represents people who earn between $30 and $100,000 a year. that s about 40% of households in the united states. this group represents a contribution of 18%. 18% of the total personal tax revenues come from here. i m going to put about two handfuls of popcorn in the bowl to represent the taxes they pay. this bag represents people who earn between $100,000 and a million dollars a year. $100,000 to a million a year. that s about 15% of u.s. households. guess what? this group contributes more than 60% to the total pie. i m going to at that in, about six handfuls. you ve got three, four, five, six and a few extras. that s how much this group people who earn between $100,000 and a million dollars put that much into the total pie. now let s talk about the group president obama is referring to when he talks about the