Discuss.The era of tax-free e-mail, Internet shopping and broadband connections could end this fall, if recent proposals in the U.S. Congress prove successful.
yes, it truly does fail...... epiclyDrunkenPirate wrote:
Epic Fail.
Just a case of old men making laws on things they do not understand.surgeon_bond wrote:
yes, it truly does fail...... epiclyDrunkenPirate wrote:
Epic Fail.
I don't kn9ow CNET isn't a bogus source for this stuff. But remember that next year is an election year so everyone who wants to get reelected should stay clear this law or else.T.Pike wrote:
God people are gulllible. Use Snopes when you read something like this.
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You know, it's funny how the Democrats are being blamed when a Congressman that's quoted in this article is Republican -- Michael Enzi of Wyoming.Harmor wrote:
You guys voted in Democrats...hopefully our might as well be a Democrat president, will veto it.
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I know what you mean... If they actually pull this shit, I'm fucking moving to Canada. I realize our government has shit for brains, but their stupidity still never ceases to amaze me....iamangry wrote:
What T.Pike doesn't realize is that its been seriously considered by the state of Virginia already.
If the government taxes my internet, I'm gonna revolt.
And where the hell does all your rest of tax moneys goes to? Your private little bank account?Bottom line:
States and municipalities are frequently barred by federal law from collecting both access and sales taxes, but those taxes could yield billions of dollars in new revenue by next year.
Some states, like Texas, still enforce sales tax on all internet transactions for businesses based in their state.Deadmonkiefart wrote:
There is no way the government would tax the Internet. That's just ridiculous.
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Isnt that what they said about a income tax in the late 1800sDeadmonkiefart wrote:
There is no way the government would tax the Internet. That's just ridiculous.
You are correct, I haven't read that on any reliable news sites.iamangry wrote:
What T.Pike doesn't realize is that its been seriously considered by the state of Virginia already.
If the government taxes my internet, I'm gonna revolt.
I call it bipartisan stupidity.Turquoise wrote:
You know, it's funny how the Democrats are being blamed when a Congressman that's quoted in this article is Republican -- Michael Enzi of Wyoming.Harmor wrote:
You guys voted in Democrats...hopefully our might as well be a Democrat president, will veto it.
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It looks to me like this is really a case of bipartisan corruption...
