Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!wotan!moxie!sugar!taronga!peter From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Big Brother: A simple solution Message-ID: Date: 1 Apr 91 12:56:41 GMT References: Organization: A corner of our bedroom Lines: 16 sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes: > Those that make no profit should file for a non-profit tax status. > Once the IRS approves it, they can again pay residential phone line > rates. And their customers can tax-deduct their BBS fees too! No good. Non-profit organizations pay business phone rates too. In fact when Southwestern Hell was trying to put all BBSes under business rates, they would call up BBS operators and ask them: "Are you a business or non-profit?". This was a trick question. The correct answer was "neither: this is a hobby.". -- (peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com) `-_-' 'U`