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February 20th, 2004, 07:55 PM
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
Isn't this an ongoing hoax?
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I wish it was just some wishful thinging on Congress's part, but as we all know, if Congress thinks it can get some more money in their pockets, they'll tax anything and everything. I'm still hoping this is all talk, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if e-mails get taxed. Not only by the feds, but maybe even the states and cities would want a piece of the pie. Let's hope not.
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February 20th, 2004, 08:06 PM
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
We can always hope it's a hoax, but it should not be too difficult to find out whether or not the mentioned bill actually exists.
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February 20th, 2004, 08:57 PM
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
well, if the sender was billed and not the recipient, it could cut down on spam.
personally, i don't think much of that kind of money grab, i'm just argueing. 
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February 20th, 2004, 09:00 PM
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February 20th, 2004, 09:11 PM
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
BTW:
www.urbanlegends.com
is a great site anytime you get / see something where your first reation is:
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February 20th, 2004, 09:14 PM
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
Even if it were real, it would be impossible to enforce without revealing all that tech the guys with the tinfoil hats fear.
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Re: OT: Charge / tax per e-mail?
Another clue would be that House bills start with HR and Senate bills start with S. I've never seen a "602P" anywhere.
*shakes head, wondering what they teach in high school civics these days* 
[edit]That should be HB, not HR.
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