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

[Phillip A Jaeger]

More info available at:  http://www.house.gov/markgreen/602p.htm

Michael W Blackman wrote:

> i'LL GO STAND QUIETLY IN THE CORNER NOW...sORRY DOODS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Lister
> To: Michael W BlackmanSent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:28 PMSubject:
> RE: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???
>  This is a hoax which has been around for years. Next time, before
> passing on this stuff, please check it out on. www.snopes.comI might
> suggest that you forward this message out to all the people you sent
> the original to, to stop it going any further...
> Stephen -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael W Blackman [mailto:michaelangelo68 at ozemail.com.au]
> Sent: Sunday, 25 February 2001 18:52
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> Subject: Fw: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???
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>      --------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!!! grrrrrrrmichaelangelo68 at ozemail.com.au A BIG
>      NO NO NO FROM ME
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Sven Hentschel
>      To: michael blackmanSent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:41
>      PMSubject: Fw: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???
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>      ----- Original Message -----
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>      Czwirko at aol.comSent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:41
>      AMSubject: Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???
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>      Vote No !!! Charge us for E-Mail ???
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>                        VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!
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>      > > > > > 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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