It takes a snake like the US government to name a power grab "net neutrality". who's version of neutral? yours? probably not. centralized control is exactly what people want to avoid yet some how the chosen defense seems to be giving centralized control to the government. If hundreds of COEs of ISPs across the country can be corrupted to take control of the internet and make it shit then I guarantee the single elected official in charge of the comity overseeing net neutrality WILL be corrupt. Passing this bill would have guaranteed all the unknowns people fear would come to pass.
The great thing about a free market is any "wrongs" in the eyes of a consumer does not force sufferance but rather open new opportunities for competitors to step up and offer a product that is more desirable. This effect is however diminished by government entanglement such as licensing and regulation.(IE our market is not actually free)
If you want more freedom, elect officials who promise to abolish laws and regulations. You do not need government protection...do people fear friends, family, communities so much that they would turn to an imaginary force as their savior?
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12-29-2010, 07:59 PM
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