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"For the life of me, and for this exact reason, I can't understand the net neutrality movement."

We don't want a company deciding what we can and cannot view on the internet.

"It's a bunch of people arguing that we have a problem and the most likely party to fix it is the government."

They're the only party with enough power to do so.

"But this article is an example of exactly what the government does when you give them power to control things. They write in loopholes, pork, or they just flat out do a half assed job of drafting legislation. And then we see the deluge of unintended consequences"

And Comcast is blameless in this? Are they not run by adults, who know exactly what they're doing, and can take responsibility for their actions?

"Wake up, People! The government is not here to fix your problems."

Actually, that's kinda their entire purpose for existing.




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