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Feds eye tax on online surfing


Political | 206740 hits | Apr 01 5:40 am | Posted by: Alta_redneck
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The federal government says it will soon tax Internet usage in an effort to pay down the country’s swelling deficit. “The bills are piling up and we need to find new streams of revenue to keep up,” said government spokesman Earl White.

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  1. by avatar Benn
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:47 pm
    "“If people don’t want to pay the levy to get news on what’s happening in government, they can get their news directly from the government free of charge,” said White."


    Yes, Just like they do in China..........

    “This isn’t really a tax. It’s more of a user fee.


    :roll:

    White says the plan will force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to monitor customers’ Web surfing and turn a usage report over to the feds at the end of the year for taxation.


    8O 8O

    so what? Add it onto our year end taxes?

    “This is no different than paying that extra little fee when you go to an ATM machine. And no one complains about that do they?” he said.


    :roll: :roll:

    Is this guy an idiot? The answer is YES it is different and YES people do complain. Does he get out and talk to real people?



    Question, what if out ISP is based in the US or some obscure island down south and refuses to hand over this info? I'd gladly slow my connection a bit to avoid the government having ready access to my private surfing.

    I mean how much will this post be costing me right now?

  2. by avatar HaRdLy
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:54 pm
    What day is it today?

    Don Loader?
    Bill Torrent?

  3. by avatar Benn
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:57 pm
    UGH

    Ok, well the loser of the week award goes to the guy who planted kiddie pron on his co worker's hubbies PC but the dupe of the week goes to me.

    Hey first thing in the morning and no coffee while surfing and watching two kids.

    I'll sulk away in embarrassment now

    :oops:

  4. by avatar Public_Domain
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:05 pm
    :|

  5. by avatar Benn
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:09 pm
    OK ok, rub it in...........

  6. by Lemmy
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:18 pm
    "HaRdLy" said
    What day is it today?

    Don Loader?
    Bill Torrent?


    Seamus Levy? :)

  7. by avatar Public_Domain
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:19 pm
    :|

  8. by avatar Alta_redneck
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:49 pm
    Gezzz you guys could of let this run a little longer so Benn wasn't feeling so lonely. :lol:

    But it was kind of a lame attempt by the Sun this year. This doesn't rate up there with collecting dog DNA during license renewals so the city could match dogs with the offending poo not picked up by the owners, or draining the Bow River to count the fish.

  9. by avatar raydan
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:21 pm
    I like this one... :D
    The majority of Canadians do just fine without the Internet

  10. by DerbyX
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:25 pm
    "raydan" said
    I like this one... :D
    The majority of Canadians do just fine without the Internet


    You couldn't go a day without your internet porn fix could you? :lol:

  11. by avatar raydan
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:28 pm
    "DerbyX" said
    I like this one... :D
    The majority of Canadians do just fine without the Internet


    You couldn't go a day without your internet porn fix could you? :lol:
    More like an hour. :(

  12. by DerbyX
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:31 pm
    That explains your regular (albeit for only a few minutes) absences from the WDHIII & Kitty thread!! :P

  13. by avatar Public_Domain
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:36 pm
    :|

  14. by avatar sandorski
    Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:44 pm
    :lol:



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