Comments on: Why shouldn’t the Net be taxed? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3775 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3775/comment-page-1#comment-9455 Reader's Write Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:56:40 +0000 #comment-9455 The only benefit I get in all the taxes I pay are roads to drive on. I pay pay and pay more taxes each year, but the schools in my area are substandard, my government continues to force me to compete with slave labor overseas (not protecting the courty's borders and allowing companies to outsource overseas in Communist countries), and gives what little money I earn to the big corporations (corporate welfare). I pay way too much tax already. If anything, the US government should be eliminating taxes, not trying to find new ways to screw us. In fact, if the government would obey the Constitution for a change, it would charge taxes on imports (tariff). A tax on imports could raise all the money the American governemnt needs. Of course importers will pass this tax onto American consumers. American consumers will then have to decide if they want to pay this tax or buy American goods and services. This is one reason why I refuse to vote Republican or Democrat. I'm tired of being screwed! I am tired of governments telling me how to build my house, what I can have in my yard, etc. In my area, the governments will allow high rise condiminium buildings which block the public's view of the beach (as well as cause beach erosion) while at the same time will harass owners of mobile homes for more and more permits and fees and such. The point is is that we are in the same position in history as those who participated in the Boston Tea Party. We are taxed constantly and yet have little representation. We are "screwed, blued and tatoo'ed" by the Cartels, the President, House of "Representatives", the Senate, and the courts. It is time for another Boston Tea Party IMHO The only benefit I get in all the taxes I pay are roads to drive on. I pay pay and pay more taxes each year, but the schools in my area are substandard, my government continues to force me to compete with slave labor overseas (not protecting the courty’s borders and allowing companies to outsource overseas in Communist countries), and gives what little money I earn to the big corporations (corporate welfare). I pay way too much tax already. If anything, the US government should be eliminating taxes, not trying to find new ways to screw us. In fact, if the government would obey the Constitution for a change, it would charge taxes on imports (tariff). A tax on imports could raise all the money the American governemnt needs. Of course importers will pass this tax onto American consumers. American consumers will then have to decide if they want to pay this tax or buy American goods and services. This is one reason why I refuse to vote Republican or Democrat. I’m tired of being screwed!

I am tired of governments telling me how to build my house, what I can have in my yard, etc. In my area, the governments will allow high rise condiminium buildings which block the public’s view of the beach (as well as cause beach erosion) while at the same time will harass owners of mobile homes for more and more permits and fees and such. The point is is that we are in the same position in history as those who participated in the Boston Tea Party. We are taxed constantly and yet have little representation. We are “screwed, blued and tatoo’ed” by the Cartels, the President, House of “Representatives”, the Senate, and the courts. It is time for another Boston Tea Party IMHO

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3775/comment-page-1#comment-9370 Reader's Write Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:23:41 +0000 #comment-9370 Taxing "the net" is a dangerous question because far too many policy makers have no clue what "the net is". Often in their attempt to tax things they impose old-media structures and business models onto the new media, effectively working to revert us back to the pre-Internet days. In an information society the new-media is no more a luxury than the existence of roads was seen in the industrial economy. Not only should we not be taxing the net, but we should be looking at redirecting some of our existing infrastructure expenditures currently put into transportation and put that into communications. I am a supporter of full cost accounting, and believe that the full costs to society should be included within goods and services which citizens then choose. The Internet has a far lower cost to society in terms of environmental and other issues than many of the things we are currently publicly funding. Tax the net? No -- we should be subsidizing it and increasing taxes in old-economy luxuries. Russell McOrmond -- http://www.flora.ca Taxing “the net” is a dangerous question because far too many policy makers have no clue what “the net is”. Often in their attempt to tax things they impose old-media structures and business models onto the new media, effectively working to revert us back to the pre-Internet days.

In an information society the new-media is no more a luxury than the existence of roads was seen in the industrial economy. Not only should we not be taxing the net, but we should be looking at redirecting some of our existing infrastructure expenditures currently put into transportation and put that into communications.

I am a supporter of full cost accounting, and believe that the full costs to society should be included within goods and services which citizens then choose. The Internet has a far lower cost to society in terms of environmental and other issues than many of the things we are currently publicly funding.

Tax the net? No — we should be subsidizing it and increasing taxes in old-economy luxuries.

Russell McOrmond — http://www.flora.ca

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/3775/comment-page-1#comment-9356 Reader's Write Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:57:30 +0000 #comment-9356 Why SHOULD the Net be taxed? Why SHOULD the Net be taxed?

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