Mon 2 Jul 2007
Governor’s Group Want Internet Tax Ban to Stay Temporary
Posted by Jesse under Legislation, News
The National Association of Governors warned Congress that making the current ban on taxing Internet access permanent is a Bad Thing(TM). Their contention is that keeping it temporary gives the government a nice big stick to carry around in case any ISPs start acting up. I can certainly see that taking Teddy Roosevelt's advice to heart is usually a pretty good idea, though I have to wonder if a club does much good if you never use it once in a while.
(See full article here.)
