I read this story on h-t-t-p-colon forward-slash forward-slash slash-dot-dot-org over at CNSNews-dot-com:
Pelosi Hints at Democrats’ ‘Unified’ Agenda
There are some familiar Democratic Platform points, but the last one in this quote caught my eye:

Emphasis Mine:

In a speech to the Communications Workers of America on Tuesday, Pelosi mentioned Democrats’ opposition to outsourcing. She said Democrats will end tax subsidies for companies that send jobs overseas.

She also said Democrats support the “right of all Americans to organize,” a sentiment that goes over well with labor unions such as the CWA.

To protect workers who want to join unions, Pelosi said Democrats are “fighting” to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) in the House and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) in the Senate. “The bill will guarantee that when a majority of workers in a company want a union, they will get a union,” Pelosi said.

Democrats also support an increase in the minimum wage. Pelosi, describing the income of corporate American CEOs as “immoral,” used Wal-Mart to make her point:

“I was told that an entry level person at Wal-Mart, who works his or her entire career at Wal-Mart, would make as much as the CEO makes in two weeks. A lifetime of work versus two weeks in the executive suite — this is not America, this is not fairness, this is not the basis of a strong middle class that is essential for our democracy. We must change that in our country,” she said.

Pelosi also mentioned the Democrats’ “Innovation Agenda” to maintain America’s leadership role in the global economy.

America lags behind other countries that have universal broadband deployment, Pelosi said; but the Democrats’ agenda “guarantees” that every American will have affordable access to broadband within five years.

“We also believe that the nationwide deployment of high speed, always-on broadband and Internet and mobile communications will fuel the development of millions of new jobs in the United States,” Pelosi said.

Democrats support “energy independence” within ten years; health care for all American within five years; and “dignified retirement” (no privatization of Social Security) through an “AmeriSave” plan.

the Democrats’ agenda “guarantees” that every American will have affordable access to broadband within five years.

First, one would think the geek in me would go “COOL!”
But no, it was the Free-Market guy in me going, “Oh, this is a bad idea…”
It would ruin the telecommunications industry, by forcing prices to lower outside the free market.
THEN the Geek in me said, this will lower the lowest common denominator of users…

Meaning, the internet will become dumber. More viruses, more security risks, more newbies; more crap.

But I’m pretty sure the internet providers out there will not like this, at all, if it comes to legislation in a Democratic Majority.

Hey, I’m all for Free Wireless Internet, but I’d like it to come from the Private Sector (like Google is planning) rather than the Government.