Comments on: New Net taxes could arrive in November

Because Congress has yet to renew a moratorium on Net access taxes, users could pay more for DSL and cable modem bills.

[abbottpark]

TAX THERE EMAIL TOO

Well the politicians have done it to us again and found yet another way to tax us. Vote these deadbeats out of office.

[mmt70]

The old cliche' is coming true!!!

"They won't stop till they tax the air we breathe." I used to laugh at that one, but I'm not finding it so funny anymore :(

[taphilo]

Untill Congress also suffers . . .

The way Congress runs - usually by exempting themselves from ALL rules that apply to everyone else - and they feel no pain for the rules they invoke onto others - this best "Do nothing Congress" of the last 40 years will quietly do nothing, allow other states to RAISE TAXES - accept no responsibility - technically correct - and then run campaigns NEXT year on repealing it.

Like the Blackberry threatened cutoff due the copyright suit - Blackberry had a workaround to cut off EVERYONE BUT CONGRESS - they had a special exemption to continue to get signals even if an injunction was granted - shields the elected preventatives from harm they were ALLOWING the patent law to cause others.

This is no different.

Course with an access fee then ALL FREE WIRELESS points will HAVE to charge people to use them - since THEY will be charged by the counties / cities / states to get onto the network.

Kiss all free sites goodbye - no "provider" is going to pick up a $300 to $1000 a month tab per wireless hub charge. 500 or more people A DAY could use a free connection - and the cities WANT that 'free' money to pay for things people DON'T WANT - and the users have NO SAY in being taxed - since the same locals act like Congress and once elected never listen to what the people say - since the people never have "the big picture" and things are "too complicated for them to understand."

Tom Philo
http://www.taphilo.com/

[GGGlen]

Don't see what the problem is

On the last election cycle, the Democrats promised EXACTLY 2
things.
If you vote for us, we will;

1) Hate Bush
2) Punish everyone who voted for us with massive tax increases.

Seems to me that we're getting EXACTLY what was promised, so
quit your whining.

[rcrusoe]

That's harsh Dude

Accurate, but harsh.

If they don't raise our taxes, where will they get the money to give away to all the deadbeats?

[cooldogjones]

Ignorant and illogical

You are correct about the Democratic Congress. What doesn't
make sense is that taxing the internet also affects the lower
class in a bad way since the Democrats claim to be for the little
guy. Taxing internet and cable/satellite services affects all
people not just the rich.

We need to stop electing people that are so old they have
borderline alzheimer's.

"With age comes wisdom, sometimes with a hint of dimentia"

[ethana2]

Envy of Asians....

This may just be one of those fine decisions that puts the us broadband market so far ahead those of Korea and Japan...

Yeah, as a nerd, I'll seriously consider learning korean or japanese, and moving across the pacific-- where people /think/. I mean, 100Mb? *drools*

[alberthebert]

Tax

The internet should not be taxed as it is a form of our Freedom of Speech Act. The internet is for everyone not just the rich.

Is the air we breath next to be taxed?

AJH

[crazynexus]

write your congress member/senator

I wrote my senator when the story first broke months ago. He's a democrat (so don't lump them all together), and he said he opposes any sort of taxing on the internet, and is trying to get a bill through that will make the moratorium on taxation of the 'net permanent. write them, hound them until they listen! Take a few moments, instead of crying on teh board!

[Alexrod55]

The death of internet

Taxes is the way to destroy business on the web and to destroy internet Access in general we just pay taxes what the hell we need to change this tax eating system only to benefit the few. We need a change on this abuse.

[Jasper069]

The US Gov't can not afford to lose anymore respect from the people

Ok...so this means that I have to pay extra costs toward Comcast's lousy services, extra for my specialized service provider, extra for my travel expenses (in which is already outrageous), extra for shopping on rare to find goods (already expensive), a tax on the fees incured for internet local advertising....etc..etc...etc

Hmm...i figured that if I just closed my buiness, moved back across the country by my parents, get rid of the internet services...I will save a little over $10,000 a year. AND YET...still, the government WILL NOT receive any revenue. Makes you wonder how many others may financially be foreced to take this route.

The internet as well as been a strong force in keeping idol hands out of trouble. Kids spend a lot of time on the internet in which keeps them out of getting into trouble when they are bored. A lot of parents will not be willing to pay taxes on top of internet use for their kids.

Email tax? That is just unbelievable. I can definitely say that i would terminate my accounts. I receive well over 200 emails a day an some days, send out as many.

Online email spam advertisers....yes, these are horrible, but that is how some of them can stay in business. If there are taxes on their services, ontop of taxes on our emails an services...then we wont even bother going to those sites to even contemplate purchasing services. Hence, they go out of business and there will not be any chance of the government collecting any money from them as well.

The internet use will decrease, revenue will still be down. Government will lose even more public respect. Who knows...maybe something like this is exactly what we need any order to get these morons out of office. And no...i did not vote for these morons.

Cheers....and may the universe be with us all