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General Category => Latest News Stories => Topic started by: gryphon on August 27, 2012, 07:51:13 PM

Title: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: gryphon on August 27, 2012, 07:51:13 PM
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/245479-fcc-eyes-tax-on-internet-service (http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/245479-fcc-eyes-tax-on-internet-service)
Title: Re: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: CV67PAT on August 28, 2012, 12:33:59 AM
I know the writer said they were contemplating a tax. But most of the article discussed fees.

Republicans impose fees.

Democrats impose taxes.
Title: Re: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: Ezerharden on August 28, 2012, 01:59:04 AM
And the only difference is what they call it. It still amounts to taking more money from people.
Title: Re: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: CV67PAT on August 28, 2012, 09:20:14 AM
Before long they'll raise taxes on the fees.

Or there will be higher fess on the taxes.
Title: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: TheQ on August 28, 2012, 09:25:37 AM
I personally support lowering taxes and raising use fees on optional services such as:

Parks
Bus
Airport Authority
Library

These services are all entirely optional and the people who use them should pay for them, not the tax base.

Then again, it'd be even better if all the above were privatized.
Title: Re: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: CV67PAT on August 28, 2012, 09:29:01 AM
The Sec'y of State has followed that lead by raising fees on all sorts of optional services such as license plate fees, driver license fees, vehicle title fees, and waiting in long line fees.
Title: FCC eyes tax on Internet service
Post by: TheQ on August 28, 2012, 11:02:22 AM
The Sec'y of State has followed that lead by raising fees on all sorts of optional services such as license plate fees, driver license fees, vehicle title fees, and waiting in long line fees.

Yeah...those aren't optional service. An optional service I see as one that could (or currently has) private sector alternatives.

SoS fees are a personal property tax :(