One of the latest ambitions of public sector managers is to become media moguls, in particular, Internet service providers.

The Reason Foundation offers a review of the latest reviews of taxpayer dollars. Here's one case from Provo, Utah:

"In 2003, iProvo lost $1.3 million in taxpayer money. It posted a $1.4 million loss in 2004, a $1.6 million loss in 2005, another $1.9 million loss in 2006, and in 2007 iProvo was over $2 million in the red. That's over $8 million in losses, and things don't look much better for 2008. In January, iProvo posted a net-gain of just 29 subscribers and could be headed for over $2 million in losses again this year."