But hey, rather than argueendlessly about Internet pricing (the market should decide), let's brainstorm about opportunities opened up by always-on Internet access.
Analysts argueendlessly about what this economic multiplier effect might be, however a very conservative guess would be that each direct job leads to the creation of at least one indirect job (the real number is probably over twice that).
The success of the bailouts from an execution and profitability standpoint will be debated endlessly, but from the standpoint of keeping the financial system intact it is difficult to argue with Geithner: the bailouts should never have been necessary, but when they became essential they had the desired effect.