Minnesota Senator Says Email Tax Might Reduce Spam

Posted by timothy on Wednesday November 19, 2003 @02:21AM from the that's-not-all-it-would-reduce dept.

indros13 writes "The Hon. Mark Dayton, Senator from Minnesota, is reportedly considering a "miniscule email tax" to counter the flood of spam. Thinking like an economist, he's obviously hoping to make mass emailing unprofitable. 'You can't say, "We want it to be totally free and unrestricted and on the other hand we want it to work smoothly and civilly," he said.' No word on how all those lobbying groups that use mass emails will respond, but I'm sure there are a few emails on the way..." Politician weasel words are part of the package, though; Dayton says a tax is "just one of the tactics that should be considered, but I don't favor it at this time."

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Re:Government control = bad by micromoog · 2003-11-19 02:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Interesting how everyone who thinks there should be a tax on email thinks that the money should go to their organization or government.
Clearly it should go to a once-a-year ice cream party for the whole Internet.
Re:Kill the demand, not the spammer by BrokenHalo · 2003-11-19 03:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Kill the demand, not the spammer
Bugger that. Kill the damn spammer.