well now, if we are to web-enable all these line-generating government services, ignore the social justice implications of streamlining governmet services for those much better off, how do we propose to pay for all of it? to do this well, it will cost gobs of money. duh.
shall we tax on-line purchasing?
shall we tax packets/ISPs/mega-telcos?
shall we sell the rights to the data generated by this web-enablement to the highest bidder?
i bet doubleclick would be first in line to lend 'expertise' to the build-out...
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well now, if we are to web-enable all these line-generating government services, ignore the social justice implications of streamlining governmet services for those much better off, how do we propose to pay for all of it? to do this well, it will cost gobs of money. duh.
shall we tax on-line purchasing?
shall we tax packets/ISPs/mega-telcos?
shall we sell the rights to the data generated by this web-enablement to the highest bidder?
i bet doubleclick would be first in line to lend 'expertise' to the build-out...
cleetus