Your monthly Netflix bill is up 29% in just over a year. Critics say Washington needs to fix it.

The article is an opinion piece arguing that Netflix’s pricing power and rising subscription fees are creating a political and regulatory backlash even as Wall Street remains bullish ahead of earnings. It says Netflix raised its standard ad-free plan to $19.99 from $17.99 in late March, helping margins and profits, with analysts expecting 13.5% revenue growth to $12.57 billion and operating margin of 32.6% for the upcoming quarter. At the same time, advocacy groups are urging the FTC and DOJ to investigate whether Netflix’s market power harms competition and consumers, and they are running a billboard campaign calling Netflix a monopoly. The piece highlights the risk that antitrust scrutiny, subscriber dissatisfaction, and potential future deal-making ambitions could constrain Netflix’s ability to keep raising prices, even if the stock still benefits from strong fundamentals.