1) I suppose you could consider this "towards communism" in the sense that it takes power from individuals and gives it to "the people" (i.e., the government).

1) I suppose you could consider this "towards communism" in the sense that it takes power from individuals and gives it to "the people" (i.e., the government). However, it seems no different than utility regulation to me, and the slope certainly doesn't seem slippery (a slippery slope argument only works if each successive step begets the next one). 2) In the situation you laid out, the speed you're paying for is the same speed no matter who you are connecting to. Without net neutrality, you will get different speeds depending on who is on the other end of your connection.