You can always look at it this way: At least we aren't taxed like Europe. I know in Sweeden they have to pay taxes to watch TV - even plain-jane broadcast, not cable.

I'm more worried about the sales tax off of internet goods - most of the stuff I buy online isn't taxed and that makes it a good deal cheaper than stores. Can you imagine what states would charge on "Internet taxes"? buisnesses in Cali would charge buyers in PA tax, and then they have to pay PA tax on top of that. And who's to say states won't raise tax, like from PA's 6% to about 12%, to recover for "Lost jobs in the commerce sector"?

Naturally, I think that we wouldn't have a problem if we were more like Europe - there aren't really remote areas over there. But do you really think companies will want to spend buckets of cash to make broadband available to the 10 John Does who live in an area of 1000 sq. mi., in the hopes that at least 1 will buy the service - and then not want to be able to tax this to make up for all that lost money on making it available?

I don't want to say only Bush has this problem, many others do as well, but, "Bush has set 2007 as a deadline for providing speedy Internet access called broadband to every American home."
People, especially politicians, often forget the fact that a lot of America is VERY rural - Just a few quick examples include Montana, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, and the Dakotas.

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