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So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue theyre losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in...

So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue theyre losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in...

More people switching to internet services like netflix because of the high cost of cable, but those savings could soon be cut. local governments try to take a piece of the action. the details from san francisco. >> hello there, julie pretty cities and even states are anxious about this cord cutting trend, because for many it means a financial hit, some are calling for a so-called netflix tax. >> the government and the power to tax is like in any vote, they pop out somewhere else. >> taxpayer wa...

Polls. will that happen again for the less inspiring hillary clinton candida candidacy? if theres news that makes democrats less enthusiastic, republican constituencies tend to vote. theyre the people who pay their cable bills on the day it arrives. democrats, maybe yes, maybe no. >> how does this play to them in terms of is this something that makes them say, oh, i guess she has real trouble, or does it make them play the, wow, look, theyre really out to get her. this guy hasnt even looked at t...

But for consumers, they want to know whats going to change for them. their -- their bills. their phone bills, their -- their cable bills. what is the biggest thing theyll notice differently, do you think? >> more choices of different channel packages. if they want a big package of a lot of channels on their big screen tvs and they can watch the show and walk out of the house with a tablet and have seamless connection or maybe they dont want that. maybe theyve got a young couple that wants to use...

The two companies, that is the management art we have to figure. >> what were talking about here is what content will look like in five years and how you can harness it and get it to people. but for consumers, they want to know whats going to change for them. their bills. their phone bills and their cable bills. what is the biggest thing theyll notice differently, do you think? >> more choices of different channel packages. if they want a big package of a lot of channels on their big screen tvs ...

Usually thats the case. there is a fire. and no fire. i keep walking. get just past hugos four or five shots ring out. then i know something serious has happened. >> and recall this is the second walmart shooting in less than a year. last june, a man woman killed two las vegas police officers and a walmart shopper before being killed themselves. the breaking news here it was the airman who opened fire inside the walmart. shot at least one employee. turned the gun on himself. >> thanks for the up...

Comcast which is obviously comcastic. just last month, comcast dropped the $45 bid to buy time warner after regulators said they had concerns with the new company being too big. so if this happens, do we know whether our bills go up? >> wow, wow, lets look at history. they never go down, do they? fcc says over the last 17 years theyve gone up at twice the rate of inflation. you take out some competition. you make competition less. you can bet the cable bills will go up. basic cable going up 3.6%...

Surfdom. once you take certain issues out of politics suddenly are more competitive. >> how do you both energize the republican partys conservative wing while still attracting new voters? >> he is conservative. >> the republican party is the party of people who pay their cable bills on the day it comes due. we do is not have a mobilization problem. solving a problem that democrats have and republicans dont. our people vote. >> i want the panel to jump in here. you have been wanting to get in. >>...

But if upheld it means your internet provider cant slow down your netflix streaming after you watched too many episodes. what does it mean for your cable bill? it will keep going up. a lot of people warning rates going up as providers make more investments and consumers demand more speed. the path of least resistance for cable bills is higher higher lots of investments to make. no matter what the government does youll see higher cable bills. >> but youre getting more out of your cable, right? >>...