Paying for Netflix, Hulu, ESPN, Peacock, and YouTube TV can quietly push a streaming bill past $140 a month. At that point, the old argument that cable costs more starts looking a little shaky.
The reason has less to do with cable suddenly becoming a bargain and more to do with streaming becoming a collection of separate bills. A household can leave cable behind and still recreate much of the same expense, only with five apps, several passwords, and a remote control that occasionally feels like a tiny piece of office equipment.
