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Internet Tax Imminent?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everybody-freak-out-like-the-last-fifty-times dept.

jhigh writes "Proposals to tax the Internet are gaining steam as state legislators see a giant pot of money just waiting to be dipped into. "At the moment, states and municipalities are frequently barred by federal law from collecting both access and sales taxes. But they're hoping that their new lobbying effort, coordinated by groups including the National Governors Association, will pay off by permitting them to collect billions of dollars in new revenue by next year.""

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  1. Where have I seen this before? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Now where have I seen this before? Oh yeah, here! And it's even a link to the exact same article...

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    This guy's the limit!
  2. Re:Wrong. by tyler.willard · · Score: 5, Informative

    Communism is all about having an all-powerful government...

    No, it isn't. That would be Socialism. In theory, Socialism gives way to Communism; i.e., where the means of production are owned and controlled collectively. A government is supposed to be unnecessary.

    All those Soviet, Chinese, Cuban, etc Communist parties you hear about aren't actually practicing Communism. Pretty much in the same way the US doesn't actually practice Laissez-Faire Capitalism.