Idea for Electronic Message Tax Prompts Swift Outcry in Europe
発端はこの人!!口は災いの元 A French member of the European Parliament, Alain Lamassoure, recently uttered the dreaded T-word — taxes — in connection with e-mail and mobile phone text messages, and in so doing earned the wrath of the Internet generation.
抗議がホームページに殺到、あわてて弁明! As indignant missives filled the message board on Mr. Lamassoure's Web site, he distanced himself from the proposal, saying he had mentioned the idea only as a topic for discussion, not as something he supported.
課税可能性の要点1(スパムにかける、友人同士にはそのまま) The result would be to cut down on spam and make those who send unwanted e-mails bear the cost.
課税可能性の要点2(ネットの使用頻度は個人差が大きい:)
some in the technology industry say Internet costs are no longer divided equitably among users. Heavy users typically pay the same monthly price as light ones.
"The current system of payments for the Internet made sense when it all started, but the incentives are getting more and more misaligned," said Esther Dyson, a technology consultant.