Stupidity and greed. Many people arguing about this at the Wall Street Journal, for example, are convinced that there are no such things as broadband caps or QOS levels and that everyone who uses Netflix streaming is freeloading without paying for the bandwidth they use. In their mind companies like Netflix and people who argue for net neutrality are identified with welfare cheats and socialism. I wish I were making this up.

Let me tell you about vested interest, rent-seeking, and regulatory capture. Three things that should be taught in elementary school, but never will be, because public education has all three in spades as well.

Because they profit from it.