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US Congress proposes to tax the Internet

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Laukev7:
Worst. Idea. EVER.

Fett101:
What are you, unamerican? We've gotta win the Spanish American War, and we're not gonna do it with your cheap liberal belly-aching!

[ January 29, 2005: Message edited by: Fett101 ]

Refalm:
Taxing the Internet decreases economic progress.

Why are both Rebublican and Democrat senators for this really stupid idea?
This is an idea that would typically come from the Democrats, but, since the Republican and the Democrat party are now one giant mess with religious groups and corperatism involved in them, there's no telling what these crazy people will do next.

Orethrius:
Good God, didn't we try this a few dozen times already?  As I recall, it didn't go over so well.  Let's just hope it stays an option, not a reality... as to the part regarding voice packets being indistinguishable from data packets... no shit, Sherlock?  IT'S IN THE IP SPEC for Christ's sake... that is to say, that packets aren't supposed to be distinguishable in regards to content, as this is a HUGE security violation.  I say to my Congress, get your heads out of your asses and try to figure out WHY this didn't work out ten years ago, and won't work today.

solemnwarning:
/me prays to tux and the freebsd devil, "Dont let this shitty idea happen please"

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