Posted by Morton Davis on 12/30/05 22:21

"Dave D" <dave_d@dave_d.com> wrote in message
news:IbCdnZYlXvdbDijenZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@pipex.net...
>
> "name" <dohduhdah@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1135732581.757710.209990@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> > I think you have to look at it this way. People who own cars and use
> > roads pay tax so the government is able to maintain the roads. Likewise
> > people who use infrastructure used to transport information ought to
> > pay tax so this network is maintained.
>
> That is why we in the UK pay line rental for the telephone line, and a fee
> to the ISP- to use their infrastructure to access information! Is the
> internet entirely free where you live? The taxpayer and telecomms user
> already pays handsomely for the development, installation and maintenance
of
> the systems, you think they should pay twice? These organisations are
> already obscenely rich.
>
> > So in that respect there is nothing wrong with a tax on information to
> > maintain
> > the essential infrastructure allowing people to access and share
> > information.
>
> Maybe, if the basic facts to support your argument weren't bogus!
>
> > But perhaps such a taxation system can also be used to compensate
> > people coming
> > up with original content.
>
> I think we (almost) all want to see that happen.

If they get a tax they'll just use it to find new ways to get more tax
because they wasted it.

[Back to original message]