god-damn-it.. this is the oldest hoax on earth...
trust me, if something like this was going through, it would be front page news for weeks... darw_n "repetition : repeat : shift..." http://www.sphereproductions.com http://www.mannequinodd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:03 AM Subject: [313] O.T. Email tax..Bill 602P...... > This isnt related to Techno soap operas ...But quite related to the list.. > >> > > > >>> The federal government is trying to get money for e-mail... > >>> Please pass onto anyone interested. > >>> > >>> VOTE NO ON Bill 602P > >>> Guess the warnings were true. > >>> Federal Bill 602P 5-cents per E-mail sent. > >>> It figures! No more free E-mail! > >>> We knew this was coming!! > >>> Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government > >>> to charge a 5-cent charge on every delivered > >>> E-mail. Please read the following carefully > >>> if you intend to stay online and continue using E-mail. > >>> > >>> The last few months have revealed > >>> an alarming trend in the Government of the > >>> United States attempting > >>> to quietly push through legislation that will > >>> affect our use of the Internet. > >>> Under proposed legislation, the US Postal Service > >>> will be attempting to bill > >>> E-mail users out of "alternative postage fees" > >>> Bill 602P will permit the > >>> Federal Government to charge a 5-cent surcharge on > >>> every E-Mail delivered, by billing Internet > >>> Service Providers at source. The consumer > >>> would then be billed in turn by the ISP. > >>> > >>> Washington DC lawyer Richard > >>> Stepp is working without pay to prevent this > >>> legislation from becoming law. > >>> The US Postal Service is claiming lost > >>> revenue, due to the proliferation > >>> of E-mail, is costing nearly $230,000,000 > >>> in revenue per year. > >>> You may have noticed their recent ad campaign: > >>> "There is nothing like a letter." > >>> Since the average person received about 10 pieces > >>> of E-mail per day in 1998, > >>> the cost of the typical individual would be an > >>> additional 50 cents a day > >>> - or over $180 per year - above and beyond their > >>> regular Internet costs. > >>> Note that this would be money paid directly to the > >>> US Postal Service for a service > >>> they do not even provide. > >>> > >>> The whole point of the Internet > >>> is democracy and non-interference. > >>> You are already paying an > >>> exorbitant price for snail mail because of > >>> bureaucratic efficiency. > >>> It currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be > >>> delivered from coast to coast. > >>> If the US Postal Service is allowed to tinker > >>> with E-mail, it will mark > >>> the end of the "free" Internet in the United > >>> States. > >>> > >>> Our congressional representative, > >>> Tony Schnell (R) has even suggested a > >>> "$20-$40 per month surcharge > >>> on all Internet service" above and beyond the > >>> governments proposed E-mail > >>> charges. Note that most of the major newspapers > >>> have ignored the story the > >>> only exception being the Washingtonian which > >>> called the idea of E-mail > >>> surcharge " a useful concept who's time has come" > >>> (March 6th, 1999 Editorial). > >>> Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away! > >>> > >>> Send this E-mail to EVERYONE > >>> on your list, and tell all your friends > >>> and relatives to write their > >>> congressional representative and say "NO" to > >>> Bill 602P. It will only take > > >> a few moments of your time and could very well > >>> be instrumental in killing > >>> a bill we do not want. > >>> > >>> PLEASE FORWARD! > >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
