To see the logic of taxing bandwidth, think about it this way. Imagine we imposed a hefty financial charge to filling out applications for financial aid. We would quickly realize that this is a silly fee to impose; a program aimed at the cash stretched should not charge them much cash. Yet we frequently design programs aimed at people who are bandwidth-stretched that charge a lot in bandwidth. To use another vivid metaphor, it’s like going to a juggler who is in need of help and tossing one more ball in the air for him to juggle. This, incidentally, is not an argument for removing all snags.
