Is the Government Scaring Web Businesses Out of the US?

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday February 18, 2012 @02:10AM from the only-the-interesting-ones dept.

suraj.sun sends this quote from an article at Techdirt: "The federal government has been paying lip service to the idea that it wants to encourage new businesses and startups in the U.S. And this is truly important to the economy, as studies have shown that almost all of the net job growth in this country is coming from internet startups. ... With the JotForm situation unfolding, where the U.S. government shut down an entire website with no notice or explanation, people are beginning to recognize that the U.S is not safe for internet startups. Lots of folks have been passing around [a] rather reasonable list of activities for U.S.-based websites."

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Bullshit by Colin+Smith · 2012-02-18 02:22 · Score: 0, Troll

If you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to fear. Just make sure you follow the law.

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The "Buffett Rule" (a.k.a. AMT #2) is scarier... by xxxJonBoyxxx · 2012-02-18 03:34 · Score: 1, Troll

To the tech business owners I know the so-called "Buffet Rule" (kind of a second bite at the alternative minimum tax apple) is far more frightening than any specific takedown action.