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Net neutrality shenanigins are happening.
TristanLuigi:
--- Quote from: Corderlain on December 15, 2017, 12:06:20 AM ---Pave the way for more diverse selection of local ISP's with competitive prices and speeds.
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so essentially:
"repealing net neutrality will let ISPs screw over customers more, increasing profit, which makes the industry more competitive"
Corderlain:
Deregulate and break apart monopolies. Easy as that.
Pecon:
--- Quote from: Corderlain on December 15, 2017, 12:09:20 AM ---Deregulate and break apart monopolies. Easy as that.
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You seem to have a very confusing double standard here. You want the government to stop regulating, e.g. sit back and do nothing; but you still want them to break up monopolies?
TristanLuigi:
--- Quote from: Corderlain on December 15, 2017, 12:09:20 AM ---Deregulate
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You keep saying this, but net neutrality doesn't loving reinforce monopolies. The fact that you don't realize this is absolutely mind boggling.
Yes, SOME regulations DO reinforce monopolies. No, NOT all regulations do. Holy loving stuff.
--- Quote from: Corderlain on December 15, 2017, 12:09:20 AM ---break apart monopolies
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We can agree on that, but that would require government intervention, and - GET THIS - regulation. I thought you said governments shouldn't do that? Again, you're being inconsistent. On the one hand, you only want the government to protect people from each other when it involves physical violence. On the other, you want the government to break up monopolies.
And thinking the GOP is going to break up monopolies is... wishful thinking at best. The Democrats aren't perfect, but they're way more likely to trust-bust than the GOP.
Frankie²:
so your solution is "dont do this because theres a better option" even if the better option would be a helluva lot harder?