National Broadband Public Safety Network: More and More Taxes To Come

As a taxpayer, have it come to a point in your life where you wonder where are your taxes really going? Have you gotten ever curious to know if the budget for programs and projects that the government is implementing may seem economically feasible enough? In America, huge taxes are being imposed unto its citizens. Most of the time, these taxes are used unwisely unto projects and earmarks that are quite questionable.

Recently, President Obama through the initiative of Federal Communications Commission proposed the national broadband network. It will establish a national public safety wireless broadband network which aims to protect and maintain public safety through the use of broadband technology. Along with this, newer taxes and fees shall be imposed. Digital goods and services shall be accompanied with newer taxes. This will certainly add up to the burden of the taxpayers but the President insists otherwise. Another fact is that it will be implemented at a national level.

At the height of the global financial crisis, taxpayers who are already suffering financially are also forced to accept the fact of raising more taxes. Yes, you heard me right. Raising taxes for people who are already suffering doesn’t really make sense. The public safety network is estimated to cost at a whooping $12 to $16 billion of taxpayer’s money.

An employee of FCC claims that this network is equally crucial and important to all the citizens it covers. The 9/11 attack is a similar situation where fast and efficient communication can save more lives. The network will be built over a span of 10 years with the fees generated over the next few years. It will put into use newer technologies such as the broadband network in doing effective transmission.

A concerned citizen coming from geek.com indicated that the network is not as ideal as it should be because of it being so expensive and it puts burden on a country that is already suffering from huge financial debt. As we all know, America is hit hard by the recession and more companies are declaring bankruptcy. More and more professionals are losing their jobs and losing their source of income.

Projects like this should be evaluated carefully and concisely to determine if it is really feasible or not. Taxpayers are already paying for huge taxes that aren’t so reasonable at all. We do hope that the government will finally consider undergoing a thorough research and investigation before implementing such crazy and expensive projects.