Re: [CH] tax

Ray Pfaff (raypfaff@erols.com)
Tue, 06 Apr 1999 05:31:52 -0400

"Byron.Bromley" wrote:

> All:
> Guess we realized the government would sooner or later find a way
> to tax us for using the internet. Congress will be voting in less than
> two weeks. CNN stated that the Government would, in two weeks time,
> decide to allow or not allow a Charge to your phone bill equal to a Long
> Distance call EACH time you access the Internet.

Having heard the "internet tax" story on the internet for as long as I've
been on it (since 1989) before I write my congressman, could you cite a
House resolution number?  Even if you've heard it on CNN, I've noticed that
their journalism has gotten really sloppy.