Taiwanese Cartoon Captures Ridiculousness of Net Neutrality

Legal Insurrection ^ | 2/28/15 | Amy Miller

[BlatherNaut]

The powers behind the FCC’s muscling of the Internet

Today’s vote by a bitterly divided Federal Communications Commission that the Internet should be regulated as a public utility is the culmination of a decade-long battle by the Left. Using money from George Soros and liberal foundations that totaled at least $196 million, radical activists finally succeeded in ramming through “net neutrality,” or the idea that all data should be transmitted equally over the Internet. The final push involved unprecedented political pressure exerted by the Obama White House on FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, head of an ostensibly independent regulatory body...

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/414483/comrades-net-neutrality-john-fund

[Tenlein]

Net “Neutrality”
brought to you in part by

Jessica Rosenworcel
twitter: @jrosenworcel
http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/jessica-rosenworcel

Let her know how you feel!

[Talisker]

The danger of Comcast is nothing compared to the danger of the government. Regulations are forever. Regulations create precedent that expand endlessly in their applications. And Comcast will use its influence with the government to shift those regulations in its favor, in return for things like surveillance.

I’m not an anarchist, nor a hard-core libertarian. I’m more conservative-libertarian because I know regulatory actions are necessary. But they should be like salt and pepper - a little bit goes a long way. These days, though, salt and pepper have become the whole meal.

[ConservingFreedom]

Comcast is fleeting. The government is forever. Comcast might annoy us for a few years but the markets will innovate and flow around Comcast eventually. Turning it over to government means we're locked into the government paradigm forever. It cuts off all sorts of possibilities. I would rather put up with a short or medium term quasi-monopoly situation stemming from the imperfection of the market than to invoke gubmint and encase everything in amber till the end of time.

Well said! The right question is never 'is the free market perfect' but 'will government do better' - and the right answer is almost always 'BWAHAHAHA!'

[poinq]

As I said, I am not for the government. I am just pointing out that neither side is good. I hate to see Republicans blindly taking sides. I would hope that everyone understands the issues. A free (unencumbered) and widely available internet without the shackles of Comcast or governments is in Americas best interest. But neither side is interested in the unfettered dissemination of information.