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The Case Against Net Neutrality
jeek writes "While I certainly don't agree with it, this article tries to make the case that Net Neutrality may actually be bad for America. From the article: 'If the government regulates net neutrality, policies for internet access are set by one entity: the FCC. However, if the government stays out, each company will set its own policies. If you don’t like the FCC’s policies, you are stuck with them unless you leave the United States. If you don’t like your internet service provider’s policies, you can simply switch to another one. So which model sounds better to you?'"
The ones in another city or state... which is apparently less of a hassle than leaving the US entirely.
If you don't like the FCC regulations, write your congressperson, get them changed.
HR Policies are set by individual companies, but Labor Laws are written by the government.
If you don't like your company's HR Policies, you can change companies, but if you don't like labor laws, you would have to leave the US.
Therefore, we shouldn't have any Labor Laws.
Hmmm.... doesn't seem quite as logical in that context, does it.
That is why they'll have to pry my dial-up modem from my cold, dead fingers!
Would you like to forward your packets directly to Homeland security/the fbi/the nsa/your local police department directly or would you like them to at least pretend you're just sending them straight to your peers?
FTA:
This is common with regulation, since the benefits to a single given consumer from net neutrality are relatively minor, while the costs are bared by the companies.
Ugh! I don't want to see the companies baring anything!
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