Net neutrality in context

To many people net neutrality is a freedom vs. slavery issue. But the entire concept is so large that other observations and opinions are certainly worth considering.

On that subject, former Clinton administration undersecretary of commerce Ev Ehrlich, now president of ESC Co. consulting firm, wrote an interesting opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle this week, entitled, Net neutrality sounds good, but it's worse. Ehrlich notes, “…there's nothing neutral about the Net now, despite what a few strident voices say.”

And he goes on to explain who actually pays what for the Internet, and ends the piece putting net neutrality into a wider context. He says:

“There's an important agenda out there for working families – health care; a livable minimum wage; a fairer, progressive tax system; and better access to training and learning for the jobs of the future. But the idea that neutrality is part of that agenda is what the wolf said to the sheep while it was putting on their clothes.”

Care to voice your opinion on this last paragraph? – On the subject of net neutrality as part of a progressive agenda?

Net neutrality sounds good, but it's worse (Ev Ehrlich SF Chronicle, Jul. 24, 2014)