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Florida Proposes Taxing Local LANs

Posted by timothy on from the please-alert-dave-barry dept.

Vellmont writes "From the state that brought you the 2000 presidential election debacle, now comes the proposal to tax your LAN. The Orlando Business Journal is reporting that the the state of Florida is thinking about putting a 9% tax on LANs within the state. Exactly what they will be taxing isn't clear, since the tax amounts to 9% of... something. Will taxing the electrical wires within your home be next?"

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  1. Well if no one else is gonna do it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Phase One: Tax LANs
    Phase Two: ???
    Phase Three: Profit

  2. Re:Fark says it best... by lordkuri · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    So who exactly profits from marijuana being illegal? No one the government would care about.

    You mean like the DEA, Private-owned Prisons, and state and local "drug task forces" that mainly just stake out grows in the area?

    might wanna reconsider that thought.

    -lk