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U.S. Congress Poised To Vote On Internet Tax Ban
jangobongo writes "'After more than a year of leaving the threat of new state- and city-levied taxes looming over Internet access providers and online merchants, Congress is poised to reimpose a moratorium on taxing Internet access,' according to eWeek. The House had approved a permanent moratorium while the Senate had approved a temporary ban. Members of the House are pushing to compromise and to vote today on the Senate's approach. President Bush is expected to sign the legislation when it is passed."
Most modern taxation systems are progressive.
Suggesting that Bush is somehow unique in following a progressive tax scheme is farcical.
What we do see is that Bush is very good at ensuring corporations and the very rich are able to "evade" taxation wherever possible.
Bush and the conservative governments have worked hard at the bidding of the MPAA and similar companies to ensure that corporate motives, including tax breaks, are always met. Ever noticed how just about every major motion picture company always operates at a loss? I probably pay more tax than some of them.
What is most significant however is that Bush is openly and directly following a mandate that progressively widens the rich-poor gap. It might seem like nothing to a relatively rich american, until you consider that things like the rich-poor divide are partially responsible for creating the conditions that inspired terrorists to go for a joyride on september 11. Now just imagine how nice it is that Bush is inadvertantly creating the same conditions within America.
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NO BLOOD FOR OIL!!!!11!! THE USA IS WORSE THEN CHINA>> CHINA LIEKS TO HELP PEOLE WHILE USA RAPES WOMEN IN ABUGRAVE PRISON AND FALUGJA ON PURPOSE> BUSH JUST WANTS TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY IN IRAQ B Y SHOOTING PEPLE> HALIBERTON.
Oh wait, wrong thread. Hrm, Bush cutting taxes on geeks... if I could just work in an Iraq/Imperialist US/Bush is 3vil angle I am sure I could make a pile of karma...
Bush is doing this to divert attention from Iraq where he is KILLING BABIES!
w00t, no troll karma for me. All +5 insightful.
Damn fool Red state Nazi Republicans banning taxes on the Internet, how the hell are the Poor going to get their web access...!
oh, wait a second...
are you a retard?!? Bush cut the taxes on people earning ONE MILLION dollars a year, plus. Does that makes sense to you. If you earn ONE MILLION DOLLARS a year, net or gross, you are not a middle-class citizen. I will sleep better tonight or tomorrow if you just say your IQ is less than 80, otherwise...WTF is wrong with you!
I wanted to say, Mod Parent Up...but then I read that he said middle class had their taxes reduced...have you seen any of the Tax Cuts that went into effect?!? Earning 1 Million Dollars does not make you one of the every-day American middle-class...you can sink that into an interest bearing savings account (even at todays rates) and make a decent living for putting your clothes on and feeding yourself every day ... what do you think is the middle class, the people eating crap out of the garbage?!? seriously...you have some problems...
There is already a death tax. I wouldn't be suprised if there is a "birth" tax you start paying at 18 untill the day you die. And this tax is just for you being alive regardless of WHAT you plan on NOT doing else.
Life is not for the lazy.