"Modem tax"

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> Posted-Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 11:47:34 -0500 (CDT)
> From: karl () genesis mcs com (Karl Denninger)
> Subject: "Modem tax"
> To: com-priv () psi com
> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 11:47:34 -0500 (CDT)
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>
> Hmmmm.....
>
> My hat may be in my hand.  I am now attempting to verify the content of the
> docket which was referenced (I had seen what looked like a quite-authentic
> and official copy of same before I originally posted -- in hard-copy form!) 
> in my previous message about taxing modem users to death in order to fund 
> the NII.
>
> I'll attempt to get a much better look, and grill the person who had that
> copy (no, I'm not about to mention names -- at least not yet :-)
>
> Until I can verify this, it is probably better to consider it a hoax.  No
> point in raising the alarm bells over nothing.
>
> --
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