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[Broncojohnny]

What did we do before 2015 on the internet? I don't remember it being so bad or expensive.

This has been my point all along. People act like we were living in some post apocalyptic road warrior internet dystopia before government came along and saved us all. It sounds like horse shit to me.

[CexMashean]

So, is your reasoning "It won't really affect me, so I don't care" or "good, it'll disconnect us more"?

Either way, because it fits something you're alright with doesn't mean this isn't a bad thing, and we should let it happen.

Websites and services are on the verge of being treated like cable is right now. Basic, extended, and then extra packages for certain sites/services, in addition to the already gouged prices for 2nd world internet speeds.

ISP's will be able to take the sites they see heavy traffic from (netflix, hulu, potential gaming server farms, etc) and structure additionally priced packages around those. Don't want to pay it? Cool, no gaming for you (or you vpn around it, but risk ping/latency issues.)

If it won't affect your life style and your hobbies, then cool, but just because it won't doesn't mean we should ignore the possibilities of what it could do.

[Broncojohnny]

So, is your reasoning "It won't really affect me, so I don't care" or "good, it'll disconnect us more"?

Either way, because it fits something you're alright with doesn't mean this isn't a bad thing, and we should let it happen.

Websites and services are on the verge of being treated like cable is right now. Basic, extended, and then extra packages for certain sites/services, in addition to the already gouged prices for 2nd world internet speeds.

ISP's will be able to take the sites they see heavy traffic from (netflix, hulu, potential gaming server farms, etc) and structure additionally priced packages around those. Don't want to pay it? Cool, no gaming for you (or you vpn around it, but risk ping/latency issues.)

If it won't affect your life style and your hobbies, then cool, but just because it won't doesn't mean we should ignore the possibilities of what it could do.

I'm saying that none of this was widespread before the net neutrality rules took effect in 2015. And if that is the case, what is the motive here? And Mark Cuban agrees with me.

This whole thing reminds me of the Texas utilities deregulation scheme. Where we heard for years and years how utilities needed to be deregulated. It finally passed and now we have the second highest rates in the nation for utilities (last I checked) second only to California. The whole thing was just some fucking scam ad campaign from people who wanted to price gouge us and they managed to pull it off.

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[Trip McNeely]

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DON’T FALL FOR THE NET NEUTRALITY LIE
Editorial by Kevin Ryan

The subject of “Net Neutrality” has been in the news recently, with word that the FCC may reverse the Obama-era policy. Many people, even those who favor free markets and are wary of government intervention, have hopped onboard the net neutrality bandwagon.

Unfortunately it’s a lesson in political deception.

“Net Neutrality” purportedly protects internet consumers from internet service providers who would “throttle”, or slow, the internet for customers who paid less or were politically unfavorable. But, when the Obama Administration imposed the new rules on internet providers, it was a solution in search of a problem: ISPs weren’t engaging in the conduct that government created regulations to protect us from.

But even if internet service providers did charge more to customers who used more bandwidth, there’s nothing wrong with that. It’d be no different than charging someone who buys 300 items more than someone who buys 3 items. It’s completely warranted. And forcing companies to charge less than market price is downright socialist, and destroys, not protects, markets.

And net neutrality, a.k.a. the 2015 Open Internet Order, is far more weighty than just a rule forbidding internet fast lanes. The order’s reclassification of the internet as a public telecommunications utility put it under Title II regulation, the exact same order that stifled telecommunication innovation for nearly a hundred years and resulted in monopolies like Bell.

And, no, ISPs are NOT a monopoly. Most areas have numerous options for data/internet, including cellular, satellite, and cable. As cable companies are learning the hard way, “cable cutting” has become more and more common. The American consumer does not need government “protection” from predatory internet providers... the market is working just fine. Companies who overcharge are bleeding customers.

When you tell the private sector how much it has to charge or who it must or must not enter into customer agreements with, it stifles innovation. Only when a buyer and seller are fully free to decide the terms of sale do both parties benefit. It’s a lesson learned through literally decades of socialism vs. capitalism competition. (And for those who haven’t been paying attention, capitalism won.)

Indeed there’s been a decrease in domestic broadband capital expenditures among the nation’s 12 largest ISPs since net neutrality was implemented, and smaller ISPs have reported that the Title II regulations are holding them back them from expanding new services.

The real reason “Net Neutrality” is a thing is because, as with Obamacare and countless other regulations, it puts politicians in charge of yet another sector of the economy. And such power grabs encourage lobbyists to give even more money to the politicians that hold their companies’ fates in their hands. It’s an age-old political trick that has resulted in the establishment of an uber-wealthy governing elite in America. There’s a reason the D.C. suburbs have become the wealthiest in America.

The reality is, it’s things like “net neutrality” that result in the Washington elite consolidating more power over us. Don’t fall for it.

SOURCES: http://www.insidesources.com/point-n...y-bad-cons…/

http://pjmedia.com/…/fcc-commissioner-free-content-might-…/…

http://www.forbes.com/…/fcc-plans-stealth-internet-tax-inc…/

http://www.internetfreedomcoalition.com/?p=4342

[hotrodcobra]

How in the hell do I unsee the damn joe barton picture?!? I mean, really.... That is the last thing I would would ever wish on my worst enemy. That picture will scar people.

I have decided pretty much all politicians are insane.

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[Mysticcobrakilla]

Hahahaha^^^^^

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It's not okay to be white.

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