Fw: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???

[Michael W Blackman]

--------After you read my little piece check out the article below -----------

They're (The Goverments) losing money on snail mail cause we're using emails more often so they want to make up for it by charging us 5 cents an email!!!

and this is on top of the internet  fees we are allreay paying for....

What a big pile of cr at p - then in the not to distant future it'll rise to 10 cents etc etc 

Maybe audio engineers & studio owners  should charge all home studio owners a fee for not using their business!!!!

and the pharmecuetical companies could charge all those - that let their immune systems fight of dis-ease natuarally  - a fee for not using their drugs!!!

grrrrrrr
michaelangelo68 at ozemail.com.au

A BIG NO NO NO FROM ME


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:41 PM
Subject: Fw: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???



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Subject: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???



Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ??? 


VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!! 



> > > > > I guess the warnings were true.  Federal Bill 602P 
> > > > > 5-cents per E-mail Sent. It figures!  No more free 
> > > > > E-mail!  We knew this was coming!  Bill 602P will 
> > > > > permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent 
> > > > > charge on every delivered E-mail.  Please read the 
> > > > > following carefully if you intend to stay online, 
> > > > > and continue using E-mail. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in 
> > > > > the Government of the  United States is attempting to 
> > > > > quietly push through legislation that will affect our 
> > > > > use of the Internet. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Under proposed legislation, the US Postal Service will 
> > > > > be attempting to bill E-mail users out of "alternative 
> > > > > postage fees."  Bill 602P will permit the Federal 
> > > > > Government to charge a 5-cent surcharge on every 
> > > > > E-mail delivered, by billing Internet Service 
> > > > > Providers at source.  The consumer would then be 
> > > > > billed in turn by the ISP. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Washington, DC lawyer Richard Stepp is working without 
> > > > > pay to prevent this legislation from becoming law. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The US Postal Service is claiming lost revenue, due to 
> > > > > the proliferation of E-mail, is costing nearly 
> > > > > $230,000,000 in revenue per year. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > You may have noticed their recent ad campaign:  "There 
> > > > > is nothing like a letter."   Since the average person 
> > > > > received about 10 pieces of E-mail per day in 1998, 
> > > > > the cost of the typical individual would be an 
> > > > > additional 50 cents a day-or over $180 per year-above 
> > > > > and beyond their regular Internet costs.  Note that 
> > > > > this would be money paid directly to the US Postal 
> > > > > Service for a service they do not even provide. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The whole point of the Internet is democracy and 
> > > > > noninterference. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > You are already paying an exorbitant price for snail 
> > > > > mail because of bureaucratic efficiency.  It currently 
> > > > > takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from 
> > > > > coast to coast. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > If the US Postal Service is allowed to tinker with 
> > > > > E-mail, it will mark the end of the "free" Internet in 
> > > > > the United States.  Our congressional representative, 
> > > > > Tony Schnell ? has even suggested a "$20-$40 per month 
> > > > > surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond 
> > > > > the governments proposed E-mail charges Note that most 
> > > > > of the major newspapers have ignored the story-the 
> > > > > only exception being the Washingtonian - which called 
> > > > > the idea of E-mail surcharge "a useful concept who's 
> > > > > time has come" (March 6th, 1999 Editorial). 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away!  Send 
> > > > > this E-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and  tell all 
> > > > > your friends and relatives write their congressional 
> > > > > representative and say "NO" to Bil 602P. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > It will only take a few moments of your  time and 
> > > > > could very well be instrumental in killing a bill we 
> > > > > do not want. 



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