A Possible Government Tax On Emails
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You have to look at this way that the government post office has lost business to free emails so they have to make up that lost revenue somehow and per charge emails and texting is a good way to recoup the lost revenues.
Liberalman;1481404[SIZE=4 said:
Absolutely correct.........................eating breakfast is becoming a public hazard too, especially when trying to cut up bacon and eggs behind the wheel.
If the government really, really wanted to increase revenue, there would be plenty of more efficient ways of doing so. Socialists would prefer taxes on income or wealth. Those looking at encouraging a more efficient use of resources might look at hiking taxes on resources themselves, such as gas, metals, etc (such a tax might also discourage use of the internet somewhat owing to the higher cost of electricity as it could be a taxable resource too). And those looking at discouragint texting while driving would simply look at higher fines.
So what woudl be the benefit that would come from taxing emails that could not be achieved more efficiently via some other tax?
And lipstick, talking on the phone, typing documents on Word, filling in forms, and plenty of other silly things people do behind the wheel.
Putting fee on per email sent and received and also texts is just an untapped source of revenue for the government that is being possibly looked at by our government because they have a majority and can be put in place in a couple of months
Liberalman, you're mixing up so many issues its hard to know where to begin in debunking your BS.
Texting is already taxed in that you pay taxes on cell fees, thus if you are being charged for your texting, you are already paying tax.
Texting, talking on cell phones, using a laptop or a variety of other activities when driving is a seperate issue and numerous places have distracted driving laws in play already, and rightfully so.
Value on emails is entirely subjective. An intercompany email that relates to business activity may have a significant value to it, whereas an email from me to my buds about our fantasy hockey league has essentially no value. One could try to charge a flat rate per email, possibly, but how do you assess it and compel cooperation from providers located outside the country? As others have stated, if the gov't went to the effort of locating all the sources of emails and tried to tax them, they would just drive a lot of it underground... and Canada isn't China where the gov't has the authority to put a blanket on a method of communication in this way: it would be against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Texting is already taxed in that you pay taxes on cell fees, thus if you are being charged for your texting, you are already paying tax.
Texting, talking on cell phones, using a laptop or a variety of other activities when driving is a seperate issue and numerous places have distracted driving laws in play already, and rightfully so.
Value on emails is entirely subjective. An intercompany email that relates to business activity may have a significant value to it, whereas an email from me to my buds about our fantasy hockey league has essentially no value. One could try to charge a flat rate per email, possibly, but how do you assess it and compel cooperation from providers located outside the country? As others have stated, if the gov't went to the effort of locating all the sources of emails and tried to tax them, they would just drive a lot of it underground... and Canada isn't China where the gov't has the authority to put a blanket on a method of communication in this way: it would be against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This just in!!
Conservatives considering taxing farts.
Due to the fact that most Liberals are full of hot air the harvest of taxable farts should reap tremendous dividends from the cough cough Natural Governing Party cough cough.
Do you smell that?
Smells like....
Bullshyte!
Conservatives considering taxing farts.
Due to the fact that most Liberals are full of hot air the harvest of taxable farts should reap tremendous dividends from the cough cough Natural Governing Party cough cough.
Do you smell that?
Smells like....
Bullshyte!
This "rumor" has cropped up, repeatedly, in the US and in Canada.
It is pure unadulterated bull manure!
It is pure unadulterated bull manure!
I imagine adulterated manure would be even worse eh.
Is that how we get mad cow?
