It was only a matter of time. The net neutrality folks now are taking their one size fits all philosophy into new realms and are objecting to the proposal of the United States Postal Service to charge less per item for larger mailers of print media. Here is one blogger’s account :

I knew the price of stamps was going up again. What I didn’t know was that this time, the proposed rate hike was a comprehensive change to periodical rate structure that benefits high-volume periodicals and penalizes small presses. I think it’s fair to describe this as a postal equivalent of “net neutrality”: high volume customers seem to have negotiated preferential rates.

So now, according to the “neutrality” folks, getting a discount per item because you’re buying in bulk is inherently “non-neutral” and hurts the market. Gee, do you think these people will ever shop at Costco again? What’s next on the agenda, a campaign against group sales of show tickets? Outlawing baker’s dozens? Protesting kids stay free?

When you step back and look at it, it’s pretty clear that “net neutrality” is no life and death issue. Otherwise, why confuse it with “postal neutrality,” whatever that’s supposed to be? Because “net neutrality” is just another pet issue – one more generic cause with a one-size-fits-all rallying cry. The only real surprise is that they let the cat out of the bag.