Is the Pope Catholic?
Steve
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, bon moun wrote:
> Shit! I think I may have messed up. I just mobilized about 100 people on
> a list on this, but after looking at it, there's no HR or S in front of the
> number. Is this an internet hoax?
>
> Sheepishly,
>
> Stan
>
> At 11:24 AM 3/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> > The warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P will charge everyone
> >> .05-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 by billing Internet Service Providers at
> >> source.
> >> The
> >> > consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP The last few months
> >>
> >> have
> >> > revealed an alarming Trend in the Government of the United States
> >> > attempting to quietly push Through this legislation. Under proposed
> >> > legislation, the US Postal Service will be attempting to bill E-mail
> >>
> >> users
> >> > out of "alternative postage fees." 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 noninterference. 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.
> >> >
> >> > One congressional representative, Tony Schnell has even suggested a
> >> $20-$40
> >> > per month surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond the
> >> > governments proposed E-mail charges.
> >> > Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send this to E-mail
> >> To
> >> > EVERYONE on your list and tell all your friends and relatives 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.
> >
> >
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