Topic: Public Utility

Greg Carlwood discusses the social and practical difficulties of opting out of wireless technology, noting that avoiding smartphones can lead to social isolation. He promotes "Scientists for Wired" and their "fiber for all" platform as a safer alternative to 5G infrastructure. Carlwood suggests that making fiber internet a public utility at the local government level is a feasible solution to the health risks posed by wireless signals.

The discussion explores how new Basel III capital requirements are being used by the European Central Bank to undermine local public banks in Germany and Ireland. Brown distinguishes public banks from credit unions, noting that credit unions lack the capital base and legal authority to handle large public deposits or provide the scale of business lending necessary for job creation. She advocates for treating banking as a public utility to support a functional capitalist model.