Does Ted Cruz not understand Net Neutrality?

[racrguy]

Trojan horse?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/17/fcc-official-warns-obama-backed-net-neutrality-plan-will-bring-backdoor-tax-on/

Argument makes sense. Providers will have to pay into a slush fund under obamas proposal. We all know that cost will get passed straight to the consumer. Seems the FCC commissioner agrees with that assessment.

There are no specifics in that article about the "four-paragraph-long section of the 1996 Telecommunications Act." so it's hard to take them seriously, or check what they're saying. I want to know exactly what section he's talking about that they can somehow justify it. Also: It's from Fox News, so my skeptic meter is off the fucking charts, especially that O'Reilly has a nice cushy job at Comcast waiting for him. Conflict of interest much?

[boost addict]

Trojan horse?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/17/fcc-official-warns-obama-backed-net-neutrality-plan-will-bring-backdoor-tax-on/

Argument makes sense. Providers will have to pay into a slush fund under obamas proposal. We all know that cost will get passed straight to the consumer. Seems the FCC commissioner agrees with that assessment.

[CexMashean]

^^^ I can't see the doll's wallet, or purse.

[likeitfast55]

[YALE]

Lol well, that's how I'z sees it!

If this administration didn't have a track record of royaly fucking shit up and lieing about it, I would be a lot more open to government actually meaning well and trying to fix problems.

You're still not weighing the issue on its merits.

[racrguy]

Could be, they already do whatever they want, but I would think classifying it as a part of government, makes it easy for government control.

Uhhhhhh. Whut? Classifying something as a utility doesn't nationalize it......

[matts5.0]

He's already given his reason. He thinks "cuz gubment," then they'd somehow magically beging to do anything and everything they want.
What he doesn't realize is that what he is fearing is something that could already be be done without even classifying it as a utility.

Could be, they already do whatever they want, but I would think classifying it as a part of government, makes it easy for government control.

[CexMashean]

How would classifying it as a utility open the door for content regulation?

He's already given his reason. He thinks "cuz gubment," then they'd somehow magically begin to do anything and everything they want.
What he doesn't realize is that what he is fearing is something that could already be be done without even classifying it as a utility.

[racrguy]

Lol well, that's how I'z sees it!

If this administration didn't have a track record of royaly fucking shit up and lieing about it, I would be a lot more open to government actually meaning well and trying to fix problems.

How would classifying it as a utility open the door for content regulation?

[YALE]

Lol well, that's how I'z sees it!

If this administration didn't have a track record of royaly fucking shit up and lieing about it, I would be a lot more open to government actually meaning well and trying to fix problems.

Tweaking the bureaucracy is basically all they have left. They ain't getting shit through the legislature.

[matts5.0]

What? No. C'mon Ted, pull your head out of your ass....

Lol well, that's how I'z sees it!

If this administration didn't have a track record of royaly fucking shit up and lieing about it, I would be a lot more open to government actually meaning well and trying to fix problems.

[racrguy]

Basically, I have googled it and formed an opinion, I just like asking yooze guyz..

I think the idea and concept are good, I agree with the main idea. I just know government and its track record for corruption and being basically full of shit. I see this as a power grab by the fcc to take control of the content of Internet as it politically sees fit.

What? No. C'mon Ted, pull your head out of your ass....

[matts5.0]

So you're not going to so much as keep up with the talking points in the thread, or google anything anyone's said? You're just against it, because, "government bad?"

Basically, I have googled it and formed an opinion, I just like asking yooze guyz..

I think the idea and concept are good, I agree with the main idea. I just know government and its track record for corruption and being basically full of shit. I see this as a power grab by the fcc to take control of the content of Internet as it politically sees fit.

[YALE]

No new problem, no new solution, what's all the fuss about then? What is the government trying to do, and with what power and authority already granted to them?

So you're not going to so much as keep up with the talking points in the thread, or google anything anyone's said? You're just against it, because, "government bad?"

[Tx Redneck]