[WEB4LIB] Re: Clarification of Taxation of E-mail

[Thomas Dowling]

> >In a conversation with my director, she mentioned that e-mail is
>actualy
> >viable to be taxed since it is a form of communication (look >at our
phone
> >bills).
>
> WHAT! Hold on a minute...

As Dan Lester pointed out, rumors about e-mail taxation have a long
history as hoaxes.  See http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#emailtax

Unless someone can cite current legislative efforts to create such a tax,
let's assume the director mentioned above was misinformed and keep our
fingers off the panic button.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu