This is why we can&#x27;t have nice things.<p>The argument for bundling is that it subsidizes production of the long tail of TV programming that would never exist if each production had to stand on its own feet.<p>But cable providers can&#x27;t be satisfied with the status quo. They want more and more money, so they are killing the golden goose. Americans were perfectly willing to pay $30-50 a month for cable. Industry greed has kicked that up to $70-80.<p>It boggles my mind how utterly stupid they were to, not just negligently let this happen, but to work as hard as they can to force consumers to look for cheaper alternatives.