bill:
if that be the case then i apologize for the misunderstanding ...
sometime the threads get so long in these messages that it becomes difficult
to "attribute".for this misconception you have my apologies..
ken stubbs
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Lovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [IFWP] S. 705
>At 10:02 PM 6/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>so if we pay a registrar a renewal fee for the domain and the registrar
pays
>>ICANN $1.00 from the funds that we pay the registrar the money paid
changes
>>character
>>from a fee to a tax. ?
>>
>>an interesting "twist" here ?
>
>Ken: How are you getting that from what I said? I'm arguing that
>the $1 is an arguably legitimate user fee, and NOT a tax as the
>Boston Tea Party shouters would make it.
>
>Bill
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Bill Lovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 9:45 PM
>>Subject: Re: [IFWP] S. 705
>>
>>
>>>At 09:30 PM 6/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>out of curosity...
>>>>what do we call the $$$ we pay to the registry for domain name renewals
>>>
>>>Um, a "domain name registration renewal fee?"
>>>
>>>Bill Lovell
>>>>
>>>>ken stubbs
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: Gene Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 10:16 PM
>>>>Subject: RE: [IFWP] S. 705
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Not me Bill...
>>>>
>>>>I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
>>>>
>>>>Gene...
>>>>+++++
>>>>Hi Bill Lovell, you wrote on 6/20/99 8:06:18 PM:
>>>>
>>>>>At 08:52 PM 6/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>Hmmm....
>>>>>
>>>>>And since we are already taxed for phone/telecomm usage, and
corporations
>>>>>are likely to be taxed for Internet usage (and are certainly taxed for
>>>>>telecomm), is this not a frivolous tax?
>>>>>
>>>>>I am only playing devil's advocate here. This is a toughy. Any
>>>>>reasonable
>>>>>person could easily stand on either side of the line and view things in
a
>>>>>different light.
>>>>>
>>>>>I am still looking for a compelling reason for the tax/fee. ICANN
>>>>>operational costs are not good enough alone.
>>>>>
>>>>>Keep up the banter...
>>>>>
>>>>>Hey, Gene. Worthy discussion here. After all, I was wrong once
>>>>>-- I believe it was back in '06 -- and who knows, it could happen.
>>>>>:-)
>>>>>
>>>>>Bill Lovell
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>+++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>I'm very happy @.HOME
>>>>Gene Marsh
>>>>president, anycastNET Incorporated
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
