Great news...Yea, more taxes...

Quote:The Federal Communications Commission is in the middle of a high-stakes decision that could raise taxes for close to 90 percent of Americans. The commission is considering whether to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service and, in doing so, Washington would trigger new taxes and fees at the state and local level.

The agency would like to make Internet service a public utility, placing broadband under Title II regulation of the Communications Act of 1934. This move would make broadband subject to New Deal-era regulation, and have significant consequences for U.S. taxpayers.

Under this decision to reclassify broadband, Americans would face a host of new state and local taxes and fees that apply to public utilities. These new levies, according to the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), would total $15 billion annually. On average, consumers would pay an additional $67 for landline broadband, and $72 for mobile broadband each year, according to PPI’s calculations, with charges varying from state to state.

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/20...-new-year/

they are discussing a gas tax

health care is outta sight when it comes to cost

the internutz

the common theme is what almost all people need to survive and prosper in both business and everyday life....

who'd a thunk it (raising taxes on commodities)....

I hope I die the day the law of diminishing returns comes back with a vengeance.....and it shouldn't take too long......

wtfe dude....

Yeah. Taxes Taxes Taxes. The longer Obamacare stays around, the more we're going to see taxes for services across the board start to sky rocket. Gov't has to find that cash cow somewhere.