There's a choice - spend taxpayers dollars to prevent Google from laying fiber or spend taxpayer dollars to enable Google to lay fiber (and yes, make the profit in the process). I think the latter is preferable. I'd prefer no taxpayer dollars participation at all, but in the current environment it's not really an option, right? There's an option of having fast internet or having slow internet and unperturbed bureaucracy. Seattle chose the latter. I hope they enjoy their bureaucracy.