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Internet / Email Tax Hoaxes (Bill 602P)
VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!
I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill
602P 5-cents per E-mail Sent. It figures! No
more free E-mail! We knew this was coming!!
Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to
charge a 5-cent charge on every delivered
E-mail.
Please read the following carefully if you
intend to stay online, and continue using
E-mail. The last few months have revealed an
alarming trend in the Government of the United
States attempting to quietly push through
legislation that will affect our use of the
Internet.
Under proposed legislation, the US Postal
Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users
out of alternative postage fees". Bill 602P
will permit the Federal Government to charge a
5-cent surcharge on every E-Mail delivered, by
billing Internet Service Providers at source.
The consumer would then be billed in turn by
the ISP. Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp is
working without pay to prevent this legislation
from becoming law. The US Postal Service is
claiming lost revenue, due to the proliferation
of E-mail, is costing nearly $230,000,000 in
revenue per year. You may have noticed their
recent ad campaign: "There is nothing like a
letter."
Since the average person received about 10
pieces of E-mail per day in 1998, the cost of
the typical individual would be an additional
50 cents a day - or over $180 per year - above
and beyond their regular Internet costs. Note
that this would be money paid directly to the
US Postal Service for a service they do not
even provide. The whole point of the Internet
is democracy and noninterference. You are
already paying an exorbitant price for snail
mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. It
currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be
delivered from coast to coast. If the US Postal
Service is allowed to tinker with E-mail, it
will mark the end of the "free" Internet in the
United States. Our congressional
representative, Tony Schnell (R) has even
suggested a 20-$40 per month surcharge on all
Internet service" above and beyond the
governments proposed E-mail charges
Note that most of the major newspapers have
ignored the story - the only exception being
the Washingtonian - which called the idea of
E-mail surcharge "a useful concept who's time
has come" March 6th, 1999 Editorial). Do not
sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send
this to E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and
tell all your friends and relatives write their
congressional representative and say "NO" to
Bill 602P. It will only take a few moments of
your time and could very well be instrumental
in killing a bill we do not want.
Please forward.
Altra versione
Subject: Charge for using Internet
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.
The address is http://www.house.gov/writerep/
If you choose, visit the address above and fill out the
necessary form.
If EACH one of us, forward this message on to others in a hurry,
we may be able to prevent this injustice from happening!
Please Pass This ON
Altra versione
Dear Internet Subscriber:
Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay
online and continue using email:
The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the
Government of the United States attempting to quietly push
through legislation that will affect your use of the
Internet. Under proposed legislation the US Postal Service
will be attempting to bill email users out of "alternate
postage fees." Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt. to
charge a 5 cent surcharge on every email delivered, by
billing Internet Service Providers at source. The consumer
would then be billed in turn by the ISP.
Washington DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay
to prevent this legislation from becoming law. The US
Postal Service is claiming that lost revenue due to the
proliferation of email is costing nearly $230,000,000 in
revenue per year. You may have noticed their recent ad
campaign "There is nothing like a letter." Since the
average citizen received about 10 pieces of email per day
in 1998, the cost to the typical individual would be an
additional 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars per year,
above and beyond their regular Internet costs. Note that
this would be money paid directly to the US Postal Service
for a service they do not even provide. The whole point of
the Internet is democracy and non-interference. If the
federal government is permitted to tamper with our
liberties by adding a surcharge to email, who knows where
it will end. You are already paying an exorbitant price
for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. It
currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered
from New York to Buffalo. If the US Postal Service is
allowed to tinker with email, it will mark the end of the
"free" Internet in the United States.
One congressman, Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a
"twenty to forty dollar per month surcharge on all Internet
service" above and beyond the government's proposed email
charges. Note that most of the major newspapers have
ignored the story, the only exception being the
Washingtonian which called the idea of email surcharge "a
useful concept who's time has come" March 6th 1999
Editorial) Don't sit by and watch your freedoms erode away!
Send this email to all Americans on your list and tell your
friends and relatives to write to their congressman and say
"No!" to Bill 602P.
The Email Stamp Hoax
Subject: US stamps for e-mails
Please read the following carefully if you
intend to stay on-line and continue using email:
The last few months have revealed an alarming
trend in the Government of the United States
attempting to quietly push through legislation that
will affect your use of the Internet.
Under proposed legislation the U.S. Postal
Service will be attempting to bilk email users out
of "alternate postage fees". Bill 602P will permit
the Federal Govt to charge a 5 cent surcharge on
every email delivered, by billing Internet Service
Providers at source. The consumer would then be
billed in turn by the ISP.
Washington D.C. lawyer Richard Stepp is working
without pay to prevent this legislation from
becoming law.
The U.S. Postal Service is claiming that lost
revenue due to the proliferation of email is costing
nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You may
have noticed their recent ad campaign "There is
nothing like a letter". Since the average citizen
received about 10 pieces of email per day in 1998,
the cost to the typical individual would be an
additional 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars
per year, above and beyond their regular Internet
costs. Note that this would be money paid directly
to the U.S. Postal Service for a service they do not
even provide. The whole point of the Internet is
democracy and noninterference. If the federal
government is permitted to tamper with our liberties
by adding a surcharge to email, who knows where it
will end. You are already paying an exorbitant price
for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency.
It currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be
delivered from New York to Buffalo.
If the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to tinker
with email, it will mark the end of the "free"
Internet in the United States.
One congressman, Tony Schnell (r) has even
suggested a "twenty to forty dollar per month
surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond
the government's proposed email charges. Note that
most of the major newspapers have ignored the story,
the only exception being the Washingtonian which
called the idea of email surcharge "a useful concept
whose time has come" (March 6th 1999 Editorial)
Don't sit by and watch your freedom erode away!
Send this email to all Americans on your list and
tell your friends and relatives to write to their
congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P.
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