Internet Service Tax Moritorium Set To Expire

nelsonjs writes "On November 1, the ban on taxing Internet service is set to expire. The ban was originally implemented in 1998 in order to encourage the proliferation of Net access. The Senate is considering two competing bills to extend the ban: one would extend it for four years and the other would make the ban permanent. Verizon and Google, usually to be found on opposite sides of any question of Net access, are united in lobbying for the permanent tax ban. If neither passes by November 1, prices for Internet service nationwide could jump by as much as 17 percent, according to ISPs."

Double Dipping

[name*censored*]

They can't tax the internet - that's double dipping! Isn't porn ALREADY taxed?

Re:Why?

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree with everything you say, but it's your last point that really sells me.

Re:Back to 'normal'

[l4m3z0r]

They modded you "offtopic" because mod "stupid" is not available.

Re:This comes up periodically...

[TheVelvetFlamebait]

This comes up periodically. The whiners are unlikely to do anything about the political environment. Each time a politician doesn't do exactly what they want to do, no matter the effort or cost, the whiners get to look good to their peers without actually doing anything. So social problems get extended... again... and then in N minutes, another whiny comment propagated by an irrational hatred for authority and media sites who want our unconditional patronage.

Move along... nothing to really see here...