Posts tagged 'internet'

Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

by @ Friday, January 21st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Government: Always ready to address problems that don’t exist.

Who’s Behind the Push for Net Neutrality?

by @ Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Media

Whenever you hear innocuous sounding names describing some policy or law, you should be suspicious. Such is the case with “net neutrality,” which ostensibly ensures that service providers are not blocking websites or interfering with internet access. But this isn’t happening. So-called net neutrality is really a power grab and a stepping-stone for government interference [...]

Democrats Push for Internet Sales Taxes

by @ Monday, July 5th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government

Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., has introduced a bill that would force Americans who shop over the Internet to start paying state sales taxes. Despite the negative economic impact it would have on most Americans, pro-tax politicians and states have been lobbying Congress for some time to tax the Internet.
The typical argument is that states are [...]

Proposed Bill Will Allow Government to Disconnect Internet During ‘Crisis’

by @ Tuesday, September 1st, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Government

First reported by CNET, a bill (S.773) authored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller would allow the government to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet for as long as they deem necessary during an emergency. The president can declare a national “cybersecurity crisis” and take control over private networks, although it is unclear to what extent due [...]

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