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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The Pope's DICK. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-19 02:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Sung to the tune of the chorus of Iced Earth's "Damien."

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When the Jews return to Taco
And a dildo fills the sky
The GNAA rises
As does the Goatse guy

From the pool of cum he rises
Creating niggers, on either shore
Turning nerds against their brothers
Till nerds exist... no more.