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Japan Considers Taxing of WiFi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-thats-just-not-very-nice dept.

DoktorTomoe writes "According to an article at Asia Pacific Media Network, Japan plans to introduce a fee for using WLan. The changes necessary for such taxation could be made as early as 2005. "

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  1. Human Life Tax by mfh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, when's the oxygen tax coming out? Oh, and I think we should also create a tax for walking anywhere, by counting the steps each person takes and sending them a bill at the end of the month. Could be rolled into the breathing tax, by counting the number of breaths each person takes and adding them together for a Human Life Tax. Or we could just tax Wifi...

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  2. Wardriving... by k4_pacific · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean that the Japanese government is going to take up wardriving to look for violators?

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  3. In Japan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Taxing of WiFi considered... in Japan!

  4. Sex discrimination! by L.+VeGas · · Score: 3, Funny

    A tax on Wifi? What about Hubby?

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    1. Re:Sex discrimination! by JPelorat · · Score: 4, Funny

      A "Wifey" *is* a Hubby tax.

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  5. Re:Tax everything by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually I believe it goes like this:

    1. If it moves, tax it.
    2. If it keeps moving, regulate it.
    3. If it stops moving, subsidize it.