Microsoft exec pitches Internet usage tax
Here is an interesting piece. It goes back to my recent comments on the class voice thread when we discussed Wikipedia. I said that the idea of access to the wealth of all human knowledge was nice, but not realistic. Microsoft execs saying things like taxing the internet is why I bet it will never be free access. 'Death and taxes' Ben Franklin said, are the only things we know for sure. Taxing the internet and all its contents(wikipedia, google)makes sense to governments and it will happen.
*Just as I put this post on my blog, I checked my RSS feed, and BBC has an article on the topic of internet access as a 'human right'. It includes opinions from around the world on wheter governments should infringe on citizens right to internet access. This seems to be a huge topic that we are going to be seeing more of soon.
World's opinion is that internet access is a 'human right'
Love the Cartoon. If Superman never paid taxes, he's eligible to run for Congress. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think citizens would revolt if the internet is taxed. Right now Arizona's are revolting against the closing of state rest stops. If they revolt over toilets, what will happen if the internet usage is taxed?