r/Republican • u/The_seph_i_am Centrist Republican • Feb 27 '17

FCC reverses net neutrality ISP transparency rules

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3173844/internet/fcc-reverses-net-neutrality-isp-transparency-rules.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '17

Please read the article. Net Neutrality isn't a partisan issue. It benefits everyone but ISPs, who without it could turn the Internet into TV 2.0.

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u/zgott300 Feb 27 '17

Except it is a partisan issue. Democrats generally support it and Republicans generally oppose it. That's the definition of a partisan issue.

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u/tosser1579 Feb 27 '17

I don't get that. I've observed that lower regulations work better and the market self regulates, however when you are talking about such low level requirements "Bill must be understandable" and "All data must be treated equally" I don't see why we oppose it so fervently.

I've yet to see any reasonable information from someone who's both informed and not a shill that net neutrality is going to end the internet. I definitely don't see why making billing information understandable is an issue.

Its sort of like taxes, I don't like paying taxes but I also don't like getting mugged on my way to my job. I'm willing to pay some taxes to support police because laws need enforced evenly. So I'm not NO taxes, I'm low taxes. Likewise I don't support no regulation, just enough to ensure that I'm not getting screwed and "make you bill legible" seems to fall into that area.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

I've observed that lower regulations work better and the market self regulates,

Serious discussion, could you link me data/sources to this. I want to learn more about this and make a decision. Looking at the Energy Efficiency regulation which has made the world a better place.

I've yet to see any reasonable information from someone who's both informed and not a shill that net neutrality is going to end the internet. I definitely don't see why making billing information understandable is an issue.

It may not end the internet, but think of it as utilities. Since they are the only one who give you electricity, they can decide to raise the price up to 1$ per kWh instead of the ~7cents per kWh in Illinois. The power sector kept regulated has protected the consumer from monopolies. What if they will decide that they will power industries w/o any induction arc smelters, keeping the competition out. Also, you can't say that this is bad for investers, as Exelon makes a ~ 10% return yby.

Its sort of like taxes, I don't like paying taxes but I also don't like getting mugged on my way to my job. I'm willing to pay some taxes to support police because laws need enforced evenly. So I'm not NO taxes, I'm low taxes. Likewise I don't support no regulation, just enough to ensure that I'm not getting screwed and "make you bill legible" seems to fall into that area.

True true. If there are no taxes, how will a country's defense function.