U.S. Internet Users Pay More for Slower Service

[nuxvomica]

9. When I first clicked on the link...

My internet connection went down. Ironic, right?

It is very frustrating when you read what the government could provide cheaply but the moneyed interests lobby and litigate against, just so they can gouge or exclude people to the detriment of the overall economy. Our rigged economy can't continue because it's ultimately counterproductive to commerce but how much damage will be done -- how much farther behind do we get compared to other countries --before people wake up. I still hear people say how wasteful government is compare to private industry. There is probably no bigger or more insidious myth.