Read this article from Heise this morning which basically says that all networking routers are now illegal to purchase in the United States. Well, actually it says all non-US made ones, but that's pretty much all of them.
Now obviously this is some form of corruption, some government official is getting a big old paycheck from a US based company (Comcast?) that will benefit from this. Maybe the goal is to force all consumers to rent their equipment rather than buy. Maybe it's to shove government spyware onto routers. Probably it's both.
Whatever the reason, all I can say is fuck this government. And yeah, in the grand scheme of horrible things they've done (started a war, run a secret police that kidnaps people on the streets, etc), this is small. But seriously, fuck everyone in power in the United States.
People love to respond with "if you don't like it, get out". Man I would FUCKING LOVE TO. But guess what, it's not that easy. When you have a family, property, belongings, pets, careers, you can't just pack up and move. Also, most countries don't want US citizens, big surprise.