Internet Tax Working its Way Down the Tubes to Louisiana
Ars Technica, June 8, 2009
By Jacqui Cheng
The Louisiana House has passed a bill that would have each resident paying 15 cents per month on top of their Internet bills in order to help the state fight cybercrimes. Proponents want to use it to save the children, while detractors don't like the idea of taxing residents for the sole purpose of fighting a specific type of crime.
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