SilenceGold
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Benton, AR
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Re: AOL asked for the taxes so why don't we return the favor..
no...my point is...
All regular emails are just like regular mail...except they weight nothing. AOL wants to charge those featherlight mass mailers so I am saying that we should tax those AOL which are snail mass mailers. There are really no differences in the costs that AOL would face to accept and deliver mass emails as much as if those were regular emails.
USPS can deliver 100k of 1 oz letters directly from a mass snail mailer but you save more because it's bulk mailing compared to 100k of people sending each other same weight mail. |
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Bobb
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join:2001-02-16
Kent, WA
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Duh! This is a no brainer! Aol's idea is a good idea!!
"which charges mass-marketers a fee"
Anyone against this need to read or something.
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MagMan
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join:2003-10-01
Westlake, OH
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said by SilenceGold  :SO why don't we go ahead and tax all those unwanted AOL cds that we get in the mail? Amen to that lets do it.:p
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aurgathor
join:2002-12-01
Lynnwood, WA
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said by SilenceGold :SO why don't we go ahead and tax all those unwanted AOL cds that we get in the mail? USPS get paid for delivery, and it also cost some money to make them. Emails, on the other hand, cost virtually nothing if they are sent by the millions. The cost of material, work, and delivery is very close to zero. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
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I know this is a joke, but AOL already pays to send you those CD's, just like they want mass mailers to pay them for sending email... |
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Rob A
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Pompton Plains, NJ
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said by SilenceGold :SO why don't we go ahead and tax all those unwanted AOL cds that we get in the mail? LOL
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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How about this - start a 'new' service for users who wish to have some restrictions on email. Don't try and add on a pay per use method to email that already exists.
This would make email 2 tiered, but would be a simpler solution. I.e. Corporate users, business, use a form of secured/certified mail and pay for it. The rest of us can add in filters. Just don't try to bill me for email after the fact as a bait and switch. |
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SilenceGold
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Benton, AR | SO why don't we go ahead and tax all those unwanted AOL cds that we get in the mail? |
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