Jon Stewart recently spoke to liberal New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, who explained to him the absurd miles of governmental red tape involved in implementing the plan for installing rural broadband.
Ezra Klein clearly suggests that Joe Biden and Democrats thought this was a winning idea because the issue polled very well and rural broadband is a thing that is actually needed in this country.
The funny thing about the video is watching Jon Stewart lose his mind in real time as Ezra takes him through the bureaucratic steps that are necessary for states to implement the plan.
This is a lesson in the ineffectiveness of big government.
Partial transcript via Eric Abbenante on Twitter/X:
Ezra Klein: “We have to issue the notice funding opportunity within 180 days that’s step one.
Step Two: States who want to participate must submit a letter of intent. After they do that, they can submit a request for up to $5 million in planning grants. Then the NTIA Step Four has to review and approve an award again. States who want to participate must submit that letter of intent.
Step three: “They can request up to $5 million in planning grants. Just planning, just planning.
Step four : “The requests are reviewed, approved and awarded by the NTIA.” States must submit a five year action plan. All 56 had passed through at least step 5, it took more than 3 years.
[Step 6] Then the FCC, must publish the broadband data maps before NTIA allocates funds. So having done the no vote. So the letters of intent, the the the request for planning grants, then the review approval and awarding of the planning grants, then the five year action plans in between that the federal government has to put forward a map saying where it thinks we need rural broadband subsidies. And then, of course, the states need an opportunity to challenge the map for accuracy.
step seven So then the NTIAhas to use the FCC maps to make allocation decisions. It’s hard even to talk about this, man.
Step eight is states must submit an initial proposal to the NTIA.”Jon Stewart: “But then what was the five year plan and what the fuck did they apply for?”
Ezra Klein: “Step nine NTIA must review and approve each state’s again initial proposal. By my read, we have had at least two initial proposals here, but that’s a different issue.
Step ten. States must publish their own map and allow internal challenges to their own map.
That’s not even all of it, there are still more steps. Watch this:
Jon Stewart screams ‘OMFG’ and is rendered speechless after hearing all 14 steps to apply for ‘Build Back Better’ funding:
Ezra Klein: “We have to issue the notice funding opportunity within 180 days that’s step one.
Step Two: States who want to participate must submit a letter… pic.twitter.com/n2B3knnNY8— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) March 28, 2025
Is there any wonder why this program failed? Liberals took an incredibly popular issue and buried it in government regulations and multiple departments. This is why something like DOGE is needed.
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