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As CA Comcast customer, I was really hoping for this. Of course, Republicans can't be mad at this, right? State's rights, and all.
by e40 9y ago
As CA Comcast customer, I was really hoping for this. Of course, Republicans can't be mad at this, right? State's rights, and all.
- kbenson 9y agoLOL, as if any political faction these days is capable of looking beyond the spin an issue settles with and how it interacts with their talking points this week and whether it's a way to get one over on their opponent.
- pkaye 9y ago> The eight ayes came from Democrats and the three noes came from Republicans.
- barnesto 9y agoget ready for rate increases. having to comply with 51 sets of laws and regulations is going to cost money - lawyers, technicians, lost revenue, etc. - and those costs will be passed to consumers. and you'll pay those costs regardless of your political affiliation or Republican's emotions.
- elefanten 9y agoUntil service providers decide to compete for customers by accepting that they won't get a fresh new rent to extract by ramming zero-rating or bundled internet packages down people's throats. Those providers can eliminate the costs you mention and keep profits steady without raising prices for their customers. As it should be.
- jeremyt 9y agoAs a republican, I fully support the right of California to torch its internet access, just like it has its infrastructure, tax base, and housing policies. Federalism FTW.
- bhb916 9y agoAnd it's environment, with 8 of 10 most polluted cities.
- jeremyt 9y agoBut they banned plastic bags and only buy organic. What more do you want from them?
- guelo 9y agoIt's weird how conservatives always know a bunch of negative factoids about California. I looked it up, the reason the American Lung Association says 8 out of the 10 most polluted cities are in California is because of the geography of the Sierra Nevadas that traps the smog.
- e40 9y agoYeah, I find that fascinating, too. I was around in the 70s and the smog was truly horrible. We'de still have that if Republicans controlled CA for The last 3 decades.
- greglindahl 9y agoI disliked the bag ban until I realized how awesome the reduction in litter was. You should try it.
- bsder 9y agoAs a Democrat, could you please convince some of your Republican brethren that California is just too crappy and that they need to leave? Especially from Southern California. KTHXBYE.
- jeremyt 9y agoAh, that liberal tolerance that I remember so fondly from San Francisco.
- jamesgeck0 9y agoI was under the impression that the 2015 net neutrality policies more or less had bipartisan support. What changed in the interim?
- nerfhammer 9y agoRepublicans realized that internet giants are now in charge of determining what is true or false in the world but are run by a bunch of teenagers that are probably liberal hippies and cable companies are run by reliable Republican megadonors so lets give cable companies the ability to extort rents from those internet companies and hobble them to eliminate that threat.
- masonic 9y agoreliable Republican megadonors All of the telecommunications giants contributed more to Democrats than Republicans in the 2016 election cycle.
- e40 9y agoThere is no doubt both parties are influenced by the money given to them, but maybe Democrats got more money because they needed to be moved farther from their natural position (toward that which the telecoms wanted).
- slantedview 9y agoRepublicans only believe in State's rights when it comes to issues they support.