[ NNSquad ] Politely characterizing "email tax" proponents

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Politely characterizing "email tax" proponents

http://j.mp/14oaFZh  (L.A. Times)

     He's still pushing a bit tax. "It's needed more than ever as we get
     rid of brick and mortar stuff," he said, adding: "We're wealthier as a
     society than we think we are because so much stuff is free. I use
     Google all day long....  "We're passing up a great source of taxation.
     It's out there, and it's not going away. Eventually it's going to
     happen."  "Email would be easy to tax," he continued. "The Internet
     service provider could bill it."

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Allow me please to characterize as politely as possible the gentlemen
pushing this scheme, in due consideration of the policy and technical
issues involved ...  No, I'd better not, I want to keep this polite.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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