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From: woody@tybalt.caltech.edu (William Edward Woody)
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Subject: Re: ATTENTION ALL MICRO USERS!!! FCC INFORMATION TAX AHEAD!!
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Date: Sun, 21-Jun-87 20:05:56 EDT
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In article <2315@hoptoad.uucp> sunny@hoptoad.UUCP (David Kirsten) writes:
>ANY Taxation of ANY communications is a violation of your
>constitutional right to FREEdom of speech.  

HOWEVER, even though you are guarenteed freedom of speech by the first
amendment of the United States constitution, this amendment DOES NOT
provide for the free distribution of what you have to say.  Back in the
olden times they had to pay for the paper and the printing press time
(and for the tax on the paper and the printing press); now, we pay
communications tarriffs.  You're still free to say what you wish, however.

Not that I support the new proposed FCC tax ruling; just noting that
"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch."
- William Woody                          Mac! > ][n && /|\
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