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2006-05-31 Europe

Politician proposes funding EU through tax on texts and emails

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ICQ and Instant Messaging .... Idiots
followed by stuff like totaly web page based token passing that lets you read the letter at its source without mailing it.

Idiots

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-31 00:25|| 2006-05-31 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure this wiil improve their chances of getting that constitution passed.

Posted by DoDo 2006-05-31 00:26|| 2006-05-31 00:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Remember, it is no longer a 'constitution,' but 'basic law.....' Good Luck trying to sell that P.O.S.

Posted by USN Ret. 2006-05-31 00:40|| 2006-05-31 00:40|| Front Page Top

#4 We might need to subsidise the Pike production industries so they have enough capacity to cope with all the EU heads to be placed on them.

One pike, one bEUrocrat/ collectivist "NGO" member.

We need a lot of pikes.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-05-31 05:17|| 2006-05-31 05:17|| Front Page Top

#5 a "tiny" tax

Isn't that the way they all begin?

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-31 06:34|| 2006-05-31 06:34|| Front Page Top

#6 I bet you Alain has a degree in economics.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-05-31 10:35|| 2006-05-31 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Hmmm... a stamp act. They should be careful. People have been known to revolt over such impositions... (*cough*)

Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-05-31 10:52|| 2006-05-31 10:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Just wait till they find out that Vonage now includes free calls to Europe....

Posted by Chang Ominesing2659 2006-05-31 15:31|| 2006-05-31 15:31|| Front Page Top

#9 RUNNING OUT OF XEROX PAPER ARE WE - Yep, the way to save Utopia and the already over-taxed, over-burdened current system is more un-affordable taxes regulations, and bureaucracies to support said new tax!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-31 22:03|| 2006-05-31 22:03|| Front Page Top

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