[briandear]

What happens when cities start banning “offensive” content based on the political flavors of the day. Imagine how much filtering happens at public libraries — when governments control the pipes, individuals have no alternatives.

Government should provide incentives for competition, not socialist collectivization. People here seem to have an unhealthy obsession with government. Have we learned nothing from the soviet era? We should be demanding smaller government. Government is what created the ISP near-monopolies.

What we need is competition. Government should be facilitating that. Would we want internet to be run like the NYC MTA? A profit motive is a powerful thing.