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Internet Tax Approved By Louisiana House

Posted by timothy on from the well-they-have-a-napoleonic-system dept.

Stinky Litter Box writes "WWL-TV in New Orleans reports that the Louisiana House voted 81-9 on Thursday to propose that a '15-cent monthly surcharge should be levied on Internet access across Louisiana to fight online criminal activity.' Can you say 'slippery slope?' The good news is that Gov. Jindal opposes such a tax. Full disclosure: I grew up in south Louisiana and worked for WWL-TV in the late '70s."

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  1. Whoa whoa whoa by E.+Edward+Grey · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wouldn't say that having Gov. Bobby Jindal on our side is necessarily "good news."

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  2. Re:HAHAHA! by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I urinate on the Stars and Stripes every July 4th.

    (I'm kidding!)

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  3. Re:I'm confused by geekoid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    3 has been cut a lot.

    Spending is not that far out of whack. We have gone from cutting fat to hack sawing bone.
    Look at what is getting hit, it's not the fat.

    And no, SS isn't going to go bankrupt, republican rederick

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  4. Re:republicans by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thank you for proving exactly what I said about Republicans. Er, I mean "libertarians", Anonymous partisan hack Coward.

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