banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
 ·Comcast
| Clueless Legislators
I hear various FL state representatives on the local talk radio station almost every morning, and some of them are so clueless about certain topics of importance that it scares me to death. There's a budget crunch this year so I guess they're scrobbling for as much extra dough as they can!
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | If they design legislation like they drive down there, you folks are in trouble. I swear I was almost killed three times during a recent trip to Daytona..... |
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SuperJudge
Magus
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join:2002-11-14
Albany, GA
clubs: | ...uhh
Wow. I think this falls under the same category as stupid California laws.
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA
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| reply to banditws6
Re: Clueless Legislators
Well you people vote those Clueless Legislators in you can vote them out if they don't listen to your phone calls and letters in educating them. Otherwise, if nothing is done then you people deserve what you get. Remember, Government for the people, by the people.... |
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs:
·Packet8
| reply to SuperJudge
Re: ...uhh
said by SuperJudge  :
Wow. I think this falls under the same category as stupid California laws.
HAHAH I was thinking the samething as I saw this news topic!
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guhuna
R.I.P Mike
Premium
join:2001-03-31
Brentwood, CA
 ·Covad Communications
·SONIC.NET
 ·PAXIO
| We may have some stupid laws but no LAN taxing here, its all of them old people out in the east with their panties in a bunch.
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Wills
join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL
| reply to SuperJudge
Yeah we've had a big budget crunch this year. And it's hurting alot of state agencies.
Plus you have to remember that we in Florida are going to get hit with stupid taxes by default. We don't have state tax. You tell people "Come to Florida, we have no state tax!" It sounds good so the old farts flock here, then you just hit them elsewhere. Higher utility taxes, property taxes, etc...
The biggest networks here in Florida are the governments. So all they are doing is shooting themselves in the foot.
Plus when you are paying blood money to the legalized mafia (Big Sugar) you have to make those loses up somewhere else right?
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Drakula
@209.36.x.x |  reply to banditws6
Re: Clueless Legislators
In 1700s in Europe they had a tax / house related to the number of smoke stacks and the size of the stacks. In other words you would pay tax for....smoke. This LAN tax, is just something like that, only the year is different....what a bad joke... |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | Hmmmm....
I live in "Kalifornia" and they are thinking of creative ways to hose, I mean tax us more....why can't they just try not spending as much, go figure......
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
·Verizon Online DSL
·Verizon FIOS
| hmmm...
...any PC which used Ethernet to connect to a DSL or cable modem has a LAN (admittedly a small one, with just two nodes), so there's plenty of revenue opportunity.
I have a better suggestion: there used to be a window tax in 17th-century England, which is why you see blocked-in windows in a lot of old houses. Given the prevalence of GUI systems, maybe Florida should enact a window tax? |
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Mike
Premium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs: | reply to Drakula
Re: Clueless Legislators
um.. it was there to keep air polution down.
/logic |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC | reply to neftv
I would agree with you, but stupid people vote too. |
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blacksky
join:2003-02-08
Bonita Springs, FL | reply to dave
Re: hmmm...
They have to pay for the Social Services of illegal and legal immigrants somehow. |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC
| reply to woody7
Re: Hmmmm....
Or at least be honest about it. Come out and say, we're out of Money and are increasing your income tax.
In my opinion, they only thing that should ever be taxed is income. All other taxes are just a way of taxing your income in a different way. |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ | reply to banditws6
Re: Clueless Legislators
How about you Floridians remind us of how much you pay in state income tax each year. 
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bbrkdub
join:2001-10-03
Houston, TX
·Comcast
| reply to neftv
said by neftv :
Remember, Government for the people, by the people....
and skewed for other people.
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Wills
Re: ...uhh
I'll still trade you my Cook County, IL property tax rates for yours in Florida any day. 
My favorite (so far) Florida tax is the one on "Intangible Personal Property". I just filled that one out for the stocks in my father-in-law's estate. It's a short walk from taxes on loans, trusts, bonds, to intellectual property and even 'profitable thought'.
But yeah, it's getting (or is already) out of control. |
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neftv
join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA | reply to bbrkdub
Re: Clueless Legislators
Well you vote them out. |
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Zoder
join:2002-04-16
Miami, FL
1 edit | Let's get this stopped
I've contacted the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel and asked them to run an article on this. I spoke to their writer who covers the State Legislature and apparently this is the first they've heard about this tax. Hopefully some press coverage will get Rep. Stargel's bill moving. My guess is that most people with home networks in the state are oblivious to this pending tax.
Also call your state rep. and senator and ask them to support house bill 735 and senate bill 2302 respectively. |
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dustman81
join:2002-05-28
Tallmadge, OH
·AT&T U-Verse
·RoadRunner Cable
| What are they going to do? Have an assessor come to each and every home and say "You have a cable modem. We have to charge you tax on that." "But I already pay a sales tax on my cable." "But there is a LAN tax now, which your cable modem falls under." Double taxation. And how would they tax it? By the foot? What about Wireless LANs? This tax is completely stupid. Of course, looking at who the governor is related to... |
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