GENEVA -- Internet taxes are inevitable, according to the man dubbed the "Father of the Net."
Funny thing to claim, given that the European Commission of all has already rejected Internet taxes half a year ago. "To allow electronic commerce to develop, it is vital for tax systems to provide legal certainty (so that tax obligations are clear, transparent and predictable), and tax neutrality (so there is no extra burden on these new activities as compared to more traditional commerce). Electronic trade in goods and services clearly falls within the scope of VAT, in the same way as more traditional forms of trade do. There is therefore no need to intoduce new, alternative taxes, such as a bit tax within the EU." -- http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dgiii/press/970416ae.htm
..."If something is becoming an infrastructure that is important for people's daily lives, then governments will have the right to be concerned about the public's safety and well-being," Cerf said. "When you build roads, you make rules about how people are to behave on these roads, in order to protect people." TW
Sure. Why are there no airbags in those datagrams, yet?