I have heard so many people talk about this it is foolish. If the government wanted money they would just impose a sales tax.
If a tax per email were implemented people would change protocols. The government would then have to change there definition of what a message is. Once they did change their definition then icq,irc,message boards communities like slashdot would then probably fall under that definition.
Logistically it would be impossible to implement.
Does anyone have any idea how much software would need to be rewritten, then bean counters would need to be hired to make everthing balance. Image someone spoofing your email address and you get a bill for 3 million emails. It just wouldn't be worth it opening up that can of worms.
If any law was passed other countries would be the major benefactors when US citizens would just sent email through foreign free email providers.
What would be next, a tax per web page delievered to you.
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I have heard so many people talk about this it is foolish. If the government wanted money they would just impose a sales tax.
If a tax per email were implemented people would change protocols. The government would then have to change there definition of what a message is. Once they did change their definition then icq,irc,message boards communities like slashdot would then probably fall under that definition.
Logistically it would be impossible to implement.
Does anyone have any idea how much software would need to be rewritten, then bean counters would need to be hired to make everthing balance. Image someone spoofing your email address and you get a bill for 3 million emails. It just wouldn't be worth it opening up that can of worms.
If any law was passed other countries would be the major benefactors when US citizens would just sent email through foreign free email providers.
What would be next, a tax per web page delievered to you.
With the goal of Linux being World Domination, some friendly aliens would probably help it out and rename it to VGER and try to kill us all.