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I think one of the best things about Google Fiber is actually how it is shining a light on the levels of bureaucracy in our governments and the ways they can either be a catalyst or an impediment to progress, innovation, etc.

I don't necessarily want more government or less government--I want better government, and more transparency on when our government is working or failing is helpful for getting there.



Not sure that can be inferred. Is innovation really catalyzed in Kansas City more than San Francisco? I would guess not.


Not sure if you've been to SF, but no one has ever accused the local government of "catalyzing" anything that didn't line their own pockets.


Markets and incentives work, and businesses respond to them. If SF thwarted innovation, we would see less of it there and more of it elsewhere, like Kansas City.


There are exogenous factors too. North Dakota will be rich due to oil even with incredibly corrupt and inefficient local governments.


Indeed, as are Texas, Alaska, and Saudi Arabia.

Resources must be extracted where they exist. No such physical constraints bind the development of search engines, social networks, etc.




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