Television used to be free, supported by 8 minutes of ads per hour. Then cable companies let us pay $12 per month for ad-free TV. Today we pay $60 per month f

Television used to be free, supported by 8 minutes of ads per hour. Then cable companies let us pay $12 per month for ad-free TV. Today we pay $60 per month for basic cable plus 16 minutes of ads per hour.