Correction: the distribution of funds collected via the bit tax was to be called a productivity dividend. The collection of the bit tax was thought to be a way to access the productivity of an ICT based economy, productivity that in many cases would not be otherwise monetized.
-----Original Message----- From: Arthur Cordell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:43 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: RE: [Futurework] private fire services (was Re: Questions on the "Bit Tax") I was originally going to call it a "productivity dividend" but the reality is that it was a tax so that is what it was called: a bit tax. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Futurework] private fire services (was Re: Questions on the "Bit Tax") Harry mentioned: > Also there are thousands of > jurisdictions who use private fire services rather than public. (These are > extremely successful and are often at the forefront in new ways to fight > outbreaks of fire.) Recently there was a U.S. case in the news that such a fire service let a man's home burn down just because he had not paid their fee in advance. "Laissez-brûler", literally... and definitely "at the forefront in new ways to fight outbreaks of fire", as you put it. Chris P.S.: Isn't it funny what a diverse thread has developed from my questions on the "Bit Tax" -- __everything but__ the answers to those questions... _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
