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Originally Posted by onwebcam
Pay taxes to what? Are you aware that not one cent of your income taxes goes to fund the federal government? It all goes to pay the interest on a debt run up by printing off pieces of paper. Voluntary=free. Royalties from what? Are you describing a socialist internet? Let the government tax and pay out to those who contribute? lol What has worked before?
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Here we pay taxes, and it's used on public schools, hospitals, libraries... I can't see why a "digital" library is not an option, when everything else is funded and works. I'm not describing a fully socialist model, but something everyone can be happy with. A world of piracy, anarchy, is not going to make anything better..
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Originally Posted by onwebcam
As I pointed out not one cent of your income taxes goes to fund the federal government. What does fund them? Running up the credit card (national debt) turning everyone into economic slaves. No I don't want to pay more out to anyone unless I CHOOSE to do so. I pay for what I use. I pay monthly for my son to download his music. I pay for various subscription I feel are worth it for me and my business. I have to figure out how to make a living and I don't expect the government or anyone else for that matter to figure out how I can. I don't need them making laws in my favor to do so. I do need laws that will hamper my business just to make other special interest parties means of earning easier.
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Well, your national debt is a question of electing the right leaders and your personal debt is about priority and sense. If it fails, it still do not justify stealing for the purpose of over-consuming.
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Originally Posted by onwebcam
What I described is what they want to do. They want to turn the internet into a subscription based environment like your TV. If you have this idea in your head that it's going to be easy for the average person to get in on this little scheme you are sadly mistaken. Before you jump on board with something like this why don't you try to setup your own radio station or television station. Have a look at all of the regulations, stipulations, costs and hoops one has to jump through. All of it will stifle the innovation and only make the same old companies richer. This plan is for big corporations not for little guy. They want you on big corp payrolls not working for yourself. They want to scale it down to where they have control and if they don't like what you are doing they can and will shut you down. With this treaty that's not just your local government that's EVERY government can and will shut you down.
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If you want to give the little man chances, then you also have to stick up for his rights to protect his own work. Piracy is taking away both economy and freedoms.
Don't get me wrong. I do not want a fully government controlled internet. However, the time is now "I told you so" - and if fingers are to be pointed, I know where to point them.