Now, when I flew through Atlanta last week, I was TSA Pre, because I wasted a day of my life and $100 of my personal money, down in Otay Mesa, signing up for Global Entry, in an effort to make getting through border (airport) immigration checks faster than the majority of the other 400 people on an international 747 flight. When I got to the front of the TSA-pre line, I saw "Clear", which had 5 people in line, and dumped Immediately to the TSA ID checker station. With "Clear", if you PAY MORE, you get to skip the normal lines AND the TSA-pre lines. For ANOTHER $180 a year, on top of TSA-Pre, I could get "Clear", and use it infrequently.
Why did I mention Clear here, on post about the end of Net Neutrality? Well, Trump admin spokes-persons have quoted Clear as their model as to why having more money, and more access, is always a good thing. Disney world fast pass, airport Clear, and now... if you have Koch Brothers levels of money, you can stream Amazon Prime, Netflix, or anything else you want while the meager peasants who make 1/10th or 1/100th or 1/1000th what you do wait, endlessly, for their data to download, so they can enjoy their internet content as well! It's not a dump truck, it's a series of tubes!!!!
Congratulations Trump voters! Even though 98% of you can't afford it, you've helped the richest 1 or 2 percent of your comrades. While I read my book (on paper, not electronically), work in my yard (no electronic connections needed), or enjoy time at the beach, you can curse your slowwwwwww internet connection. Obama pushed for net neutrality, and the FCC maintained it. Trump's corporate friends and monopoly alliances reversed that ruling so that 98% of Umerika can suffer! Fantastic!
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