[dignitasnews]

We originally published this article on April 1, 2014 and literally had some question if this was an April Fools Joke. I wish it was. Don't normally post old articles, but this has come to pass, and I believe it would be helpful to watch Vox Editor In Chief Ezra Klein;s interview with former Special Assistant to President Obama on Science, Technology and Innovative Policy (what a title) Susan Crawford.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

So is he going to change our name to the USSA?

[GeronL]

"Most people in most cities don't have a bunch of choices for the internet — they have one choice and because that choice is a local monopoly they can charge too much and deliver too little

I don't think this is even true anymore.

[Vince Ferrer]

"Most people in most cities don't have a bunch of choices for the internet — they have one choice and because that choice is a local monopoly they can charge too much and deliver too little." Then to follow with the question, "Why is that?"

Because government regulation itself encourages the formation of monopolies?

[jespasinthru]

Is the Obama Administration so clueless that they don’t see the hornet’s nets they’re stepping into? The Democrats were disappointed because the young people, one of their prized demographics, didn’t care enough to turn out and vote for them in the last election. But if they cram this Net Neutrality monster down our throats like they did Obamacare, they will see the youth vote in 2016. In numbers that will shock and amaze them. Because you don’t mess with the Internet. It ain’t broke, so don’t try to fix it. This Net Neutrality issue will energize the youth vote the way Obamacare energized the Tea Party. Hillary for president in 2016? Fat chance!

[wastoute]

Watch some entrepreneur from a country that still allows them to launch free net from satellites!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The feral government cancer has metastasized.

[1010RD]

Brilliant. Let Obama do for the Internet what he did for healthcare.

Shouldn’t we be calling this Democratnet and Democratcare?

Obama will be gone in 2 years, but Democrats are forever.