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Ezra Klein: “But they would build fast in a lot of cases if we let them…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 37:14

I mean, there is another component of this. The markets actually play a really significant outsized influence in timing on a lot of these things, on investments, et cetera. Yeah. But they would build fast in a lot of cases if we let them build fast. I mean, they're not why we didn't get rural broadband on. That was not. No, but, but that's just, you know, I, I agree. That's 50 state solutions, thousands and thousands of municipalities. (37:14–37:21)

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Asserts that private sector could build fast if allowed, and is not responsible for the lack of rural broadband.

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