Here’s a brilliant idea from our good friends in the Government:

Let’s tax the internet.

There’s been a bill introduced that would allow for the collection of sales tax on Internet purchases. That would mean you’d have to pay extra sales taxes on anything you buy on the web.

There’s also been talk about taxing internet access. This means that simply using the internet would cause a tax to be incurred. Got an always-on connection (DSL/cable/etc.) ? Ouch..

Even worse, if this were to go into effect, it would likely start a downward spiral of other internet-based taxes, like getting taxed for every email you send.

Unfortunately, it appears as though these guys don’t get the fact that the internet is kind of worldwide, and they don’t necessarily own it. If you don’t understand how it works, leave it alone. If it ain’t broke, don’t “fix” it. And don’t be so friggin’ greedy.

It will be a sad day when I have to pay a tax for every blog post I make. Even worse, it will be a sad day when you have to pay a tax to read it…

~Jaker

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