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