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Berkley, CA Councilman Wants Billions in Email Taxes – to Fund Post Office

Seton Motley
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March 18, 2013
Yes, Leftists are talking about taxing emails.  Again.

Critics Slam Unfairness of ‘Marketplace Fairness Act’

Matthew Glans
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March 12, 2013
New legislation that would significantly change how customers of online retailers are taxed is being considered in Congress.

Private Firm Helps Bridge Digital Divide

Jim Lakely
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March 05, 2013
Comcast has instituted a program, now in its second year, called Internet Essentials.

Online Sales Tax Bill Gets Boost in US Senate

Matthew Glans
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March 04, 2013
U.S. Sens.

Book Review: 'Captive Audience' Gilded with Fools Gold

Scott Cleland
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February 20, 2013
Obsolete thinking and rear-view-mirror analysis comprise Professor Susan Crawford’s new book 

Neither Fair nor Equitable: The Marketplace Fairness Act

Matthew Glans
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February 15, 2013
In the past few years, members of Congress have proposed several bills to expand states’ ability to tax purchases made online and from mail-order catalogs. Yesterday, U.S. Sens.

The President's Next Pick for FCC Chairman May Halt the Internet's Success

Jim Lakely
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February 14, 2013
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Via a video by Mike Wendy of MediaFreedom.org, Less Government's Seton Motley

Cell Phones Often Taxed More Heavily Than Alcohol and Cigarettes

Steve Stanek
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February 12, 2013
Wireless consumers in the United States pay more than 17 percent in taxes and fees on average on their cell phone bills, including more than 11 percent in state and local charges, according to a ne

Obama’s New Year’s Resolutions: Power Grab the Internet — and Your Wallet

Seton Motley
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January 11, 2013
It’s the New Year, the pre-dawn of President Barack Obama’s second term – in which he is free to be more “

Will Online Learning Undermine Liberal Bias?

Joy Pullmann
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January 10, 2013
Will the rise of online learning undermine liberalism’s control over education? Lewis Andrews thinks so.
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