[TalonDJ]

Yes but this would put in place everything the fed need to tax email and leave them with power to determine which emails should and should not be called spam. Companies that send out legit special offer emails to people on a list would be impacted my this. They would either be taxed or have to show records of who signed up for the list to prove they were not unsolicited. I don't want the federal government anywhere near Internet regulating. There are other routes spam senders can use to send stuff to victims. They can't all be blocked.

[elbucko]

I don't want the federal government anywhere near Internet regulating.

I don't either. However, human nature being what it is and willing to abuse any process that is not regulated in some manner (Enron comes to mind), I'd rather that those companies that traffic in spam apply for an Internet broadcasting license, according to volume, and pay for their annoyance. Look, if you IT guys are smart enough to get around, over and through all this spam and spyware, then you're smart enough to design a tax plan that taxes only the broadcasters and not legitimate e-mail. Physician, heal thyself, or Congress will do it for you and it will hurt.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

I don't want the federal government anywhere near Internet regulating

Just what do you think an email tax is?