How to Get the Google Hook-Up

When Google opened a major routing center in Lenoir, N.C., some community members complained that the town gave Google too much in the way of incentives, like sales-tax-free electrical power. Now Google seems to be giving back: the company is hooking up downtown Lenoir with free wireless Internet for the next three years. This is commonly known in economics textbooks as “enlightened self-interest.” (HT: Annitra Morrison) [%comments]