1996-05-09 - Re: “Bit Tax” proposed by satan@hell.gov
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From: Elizabeth Schwartz <betsys@cs.umb.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: b8e0e7dee217ef53b0c80a493c18f64f34617b43bf2cc3019876d2c538072eba
Message ID: <199605091326.AA05762@xt.cs.umb.edu>
Reply To: <m0uFlts-00094fC@pacifier.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-05-09 20:14:38 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 04:14:38 +0800
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From: Elizabeth Schwartz <betsys@cs.umb.edu>
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 04:14:38 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: "Bit Tax" proposed by satan@hell.gov
In-Reply-To: <m0uFlts-00094fC@pacifier.com>
Message-ID: <199605091326.AA05762@xt.cs.umb.edu>
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> >>The problem with a tax on data is that it would be *extremely* unfair.
> >
> >Chill out, it's not a real proposal.
>
It has no chance of flying because it would penalize people for downloading
advertising onto their machines. All those nifty marketing graphics.
Big business, little business, political campaign material; there's no
chance at all.
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