4min chapter

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg cover image

Crime on My Hands

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

CHAPTER

The Administrative State

According to the Constitution, only Congress can levy attacks. The Universal Service Fund started as a tax on long distance phone calls and within a decade reached 11%. During the Obama administration, the FCC had moved towards imposing a similar tax on broadband Internet services in part because revenue had fallen off due to people abandoning landlines. But there have also been numerous scandals in which the money is where poorly spent, misallocated and sluice to politically connected players.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode