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The Internet, while most of us don't care, has negative externalities as well: - killing hundreds of thousands of businesses such as b...

The Internet, while most of us don't care, has negative externalities as well: - killing hundreds of thousands of businesses such as bookstores, movie rental stores, record stores; - makes it possible through IP telephony, email, the web, collaboration tools etc. to outsource millions of jobs; - is a time consumer like no other before; With that philosophy, agriculture would still comprise 100% of the economy. Yes, everybody, even kids, would have a job, but who wants that standard of living? Also, about wasting time on the internet, maybe for you socializing or gaming is a waste of time, but before internet people also did this, additions already existed back then you know. Yes, the Internet creates businesses as well but I don't think I've ever used a Hungarian Internet business. Also, the outsourced jobs go mainly to Asia. I could see why a conservative government would tax the Internet. That's because you don't live there. When you know several languages, you see there are huge properties outside the five eyes Internet.

Posted by e7620 on Oct 22, 2014, 11:49 AM

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The Internet, while most of us don't care, has negative externalities as well: - killing hundreds of thousands of businesses such as b...

e7620Oct 22, 2014, 11:49 AM

The Internet, while most of us don't care, has negative externalities as well: - killing hundreds of thousands of businesses such as bookstores, movie rental stores, record stores; - makes it possible through IP telephony, email, the web, collaboration tools etc. to outsource millions of jobs; - is a time consumer like no other before; With that philosophy, agriculture would still comprise 100% of the economy. Yes, everybody, even kids, would have a job, but who wants that standard of living? Also, about wasting time on the internet, maybe for you socializing or gaming is a waste of time, but before internet people also did this, additions already existed back then you know. Yes, the Internet creates businesses as well but I don't think I've ever used a Hungarian Internet business. Also, the outsourced jobs go mainly to Asia. I could see why a conservative government would tax the Internet. That's because you don't live there. When you know several languages, you see there are huge properties outside the five eyes Internet.

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