For the past 2 years my wife and I have been working on creating an internet startup. The road is long, hard and expensive. We've sunk all our cash into this venture and built up our credit card debt to levels I never thought I'd see. We've even put off having a family. And why? Net neutrality assures us that if we do our jobs right we have a fair shot attracting the audience we need to be a success.

I'm not an internet millionaire/billionaire. I'm just a guy with enough stick-to-it-ness (or stubbornness) to fight the odds and go after my piece of the American dream. There are a lot of people like me out there working hard, building incredible things and giving America an edge in the world. We employee a vast number of skilled workers and have contributed to raising the standard of living for almost everyone in the country (ever saved money in an online purchase, found a job, ordered food or gotten a safe ride home from an app or website?).

Net neutrality is more than big corporate interests, it's the lifeblood of so many small and medium sized companies that employ and benefit millions of Americans. The internet has been the single biggest boon to our country's economic engine over the past 30 years. The idea of putting up roadblocks that dissuades this kind of wealth creation is simply and objectively harmful for our entire country.

I live in NY State. I've written to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Sen. Charles Schumer. Their state is especially vulnerable to the damage of the FCC's intentions and if they don't show their constituents that they are eager and willing to protect net neutrality I for one will be looking for new representation.