Should We Have Taxed Emails? - Page 2

SMHarman · 15-07-2004, 15:34

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Originally Posted by sherer

??? confused by that post.. not that this is going to be introduced by if it was the African's you are referring to wouldn't have to pay the tax.. if they benifited it would in the irigation systems, free food, farming equipment etc not a free PC and broadband

I think you need to go back to post 1 in this thread.

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Originally Posted by Julian

According to a report in The Register HERE we are reminded of a proposal to tax emails suggested by the UN 5 years ago.

This bit made me laugh....

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Our experts predict that were such a tax introduced today, then the revenue generated by penis enlargement spam emails alone would be enough to buy a laptop for every child in the developing world

zoombini · 15-07-2004, 15:36

I was referring to the revenue bringing IT to the third world as proposed.

sherer · 15-07-2004, 15:41

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Originally Posted by zoombini

I was referring to the revenue bringing IT to the third world as proposed.

ok now i understand what you mean.. as you said wouldn't really work and water , food and farming supplies are probably more needed out there than a laptop they wouldn't know how to use still that's the EU for you

zoombini · 15-07-2004, 16:44

They could always use them to dig with, to make houses out of or to sell for bags of corn.

**Damien** · 15-07-2004, 18:36

The money should go to actually feeding the 'third world' and helping the AIDS problem in africa. More Food and Better health before ICT. I understand IT is important but these are more important

I wont defend this idea any more though cos i dont wanna argue this point

**Maggy** · 15-07-2004, 20:36

There is an internet service in Africa.It is limited to the wealthier countries and then in the large cities of those countries.Of course those that can pay use it.

15-07-2004, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Damien

The money should go to actually feeding the 'third world' and helping the AIDS problem in africa. More Food and Better health before ICT. I understand IT is important but these are more important

I wont defend this idea any more though cos i dont wanna argue this point

I was just reading about the reason why Trevor Bayliss invented the clockwork radio, was to help provide information to remote people for whom a radio was the only way they could get it - specifically to help combat AIDS.

So while food, healthcare, clean water, etc are necessary, technology can help also, especially with information & education - i.e. ideally, imo it would be nice to do both.