Crazed MI Protesters: "Leave Us Alone Or We're Coming For You!" - Political News Video
1:05 in the video....chilling anger.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
TRENDING: Hoffa predicts ‘civil war’ in Michigan
TRENDING: Hoffa predicts ‘civil war’ in Michigan – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Jimmy Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Tuesday he expects Michigan unions and lawmakers to break out into "civil war" after the state legislature passed right-to-work bills that would weaken unions' power.
"This is just the first round of a battle that's going to divide this state.
We're going to have a civil war," Hoffa said on CNN's "Newsroom."
Jimmy Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Tuesday he expects Michigan unions and lawmakers to break out into "civil war" after the state legislature passed right-to-work bills that would weaken unions' power.
"This is just the first round of a battle that's going to divide this state.
We're going to have a civil war," Hoffa said on CNN's "Newsroom."
$822,000 Worker Shows California Leads U.S. Pay Giveaway
$822,000 Worker Shows California Leads U.S. Pay Giveaway - Bloomberg
America's Great Payroll Giveaway: a Six-Part Series
Part 1: California's Leads the Way on Outsized Spending
Part 2: A Prison and Hospital Fiasco
Thursday: State Pension Funds That Made Managers Rich
Friday: Retirement Bonanzas
Monday: Top Paid Cops
Tuesday: Poorer Schools, Richer Pay
America's Great Payroll Giveaway: a Six-Part Series
Part 1: California's Leads the Way on Outsized Spending
Part 2: A Prison and Hospital Fiasco
Thursday: State Pension Funds That Made Managers Rich
Friday: Retirement Bonanzas
Monday: Top Paid Cops
Tuesday: Poorer Schools, Richer Pay
October US Exports Plunge By Most Since January 2009 As Trade Deficit With China Hits Record
October US Exports Plunge By Most Since January 2009 As Trade Deficit With China Hits Record | ZeroHedge
The reason for the decline: a 3.6% decline in exports of goods and services.
This was the biggest percent drop in exports since January 2009 as the traditional US import partners are all wrapped in a major recession.
What helped, however, was the offsetting drop in imports by 2.1%, the lowest since April 2011, as US businesses are likewise consumed by a concerns about the global economy.
And without global trade, whose nexus just happens to be Europe, there can be no global or even regional recovery.
So far, all hopes of a pick up in global economy have been largely dashed.
The reason for the decline: a 3.6% decline in exports of goods and services.
This was the biggest percent drop in exports since January 2009 as the traditional US import partners are all wrapped in a major recession.
What helped, however, was the offsetting drop in imports by 2.1%, the lowest since April 2011, as US businesses are likewise consumed by a concerns about the global economy.
And without global trade, whose nexus just happens to be Europe, there can be no global or even regional recovery.
So far, all hopes of a pick up in global economy have been largely dashed.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Politics: Brilliant teachers union protesting with misspelled signs
Politics: Brilliant teachers union protesting with misspelled signs | CainTV
This one comes to us via Michelle Malkin’s Twitter feed.
I just love this photo of a Michigan teacher proudly protesting in front of a misspelled sign.
Since it's important to know the name of the evil Republican who's supposedly taking away your God-given rights, we'll let her in on a little secret.
It’s not “Gov. Synder” that she so despises, it’s Governor Rick “Snyder.”
A recent study of Detroit Public Schools found that only 7% of eighth graders were proficient in reading. I wonder why.....
This one comes to us via Michelle Malkin’s Twitter feed.
I just love this photo of a Michigan teacher proudly protesting in front of a misspelled sign.
It’s not “Gov. Synder” that she so despises, it’s Governor Rick “Snyder.”
A recent study of Detroit Public Schools found that only 7% of eighth graders were proficient in reading. I wonder why.....
Editorial: Muskegon city commissioners should follow voters' directive on senior citizen transit program
Editorial: Muskegon city commissioners should follow voters' directive on senior citizen transit program | MLive.com
The people of Muskegon clearly wanted the seior citizen transit program to receive funding, even if a technicality ended up in its defeat at the polls.
Muskegon city commissioners should listen to the intent of voters and act accordingly.
The people of Muskegon clearly wanted the seior citizen transit program to receive funding, even if a technicality ended up in its defeat at the polls.
Muskegon city commissioners should listen to the intent of voters and act accordingly.
Union Right-to-Work Protest Goes Violent
Union Right-to-Work Protest Goes Violent [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
The mood outside the Capitol changed just before lunch when an angry crowd of union members stormed a tent that had been sent up by Americans For Prosperity.
The union members, chanted, “knock it down” then rushed inside and tore down the tent.
They later stole some of the food and beverages inside, broke equipment, and harassed members of the "workers freedom" coalition who were trying to make sure people were not getting trampled inside.
The mood outside the Capitol changed just before lunch when an angry crowd of union members stormed a tent that had been sent up by Americans For Prosperity.
The union members, chanted, “knock it down” then rushed inside and tore down the tent.
They later stole some of the food and beverages inside, broke equipment, and harassed members of the "workers freedom" coalition who were trying to make sure people were not getting trampled inside.
Only 7% of Detroit Public-School 8th Graders Proficient in Reading
Only 7% of Detroit Public-School 8th Graders Proficient in Reading | CNS News
In the public schools in Detroit, Mich., according to the U.S. Department of Education, only 7 percent of the eighth graders are grade-level proficient or better in reading.
Some public school teachers in the City of Detroit and around the state of Michigan are reportedly taking a vacation or a sick day today to protest right-to-work legislation likely to be approved by the state legislature.
In the public schools in Detroit, Mich., according to the U.S. Department of Education, only 7 percent of the eighth graders are grade-level proficient or better in reading.
Some public school teachers in the City of Detroit and around the state of Michigan are reportedly taking a vacation or a sick day today to protest right-to-work legislation likely to be approved by the state legislature.
Monday, December 10, 2012
National Taxpayers Union - Who Pays Income Taxes?
National Taxpayers Union - Who Pays Income Taxes?
Who Pays Income Taxes and How Much?
Tax Year 2009
Percentiles Ranked by AGI | AGI Threshold on Percentiles | Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid |
Top 1% | $343,927 | 36.73 |
Top 5% | $154,643 | 58.66 |
Top 10% | $112,124 | 70.47 |
Top 25% | $66,193 | 87.30 |
Top 50% | $32,396 | 97.75 |
Bottom 50% | <$32,396 | 2.25 |
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service | ||
Sunday, December 09, 2012
New book "A Higher Call" tells of interactions between American WWII pilot Charlie Brown and German flying ace Franz Stigler
New book "A Higher Call" tells of interactions between American WWII pilot Charlie Brown and German flying ace Franz Stigler - NYPOST.com
On Dec. 20, 1943, a young American bomber pilot named Charlie Brown found himself somewhere over Germany, struggling to keep his plane aloft with just one of its four engines still working.
They were returning from their first mission as a unit, the successful bombing of a German munitions factory.
Of his crew members, one was dead and six wounded, and 2nd Lt. Brown was alone in his cockpit, the three unharmed men tending to the others.
Brown’s B-17 had been attacked by 15 German planes and left for dead, and Brown himself had been knocked out in the assault, regaining consciousness in just enough time to pull the plane out of a near-fatal nose dive.
On Dec. 20, 1943, a young American bomber pilot named Charlie Brown found himself somewhere over Germany, struggling to keep his plane aloft with just one of its four engines still working.
They were returning from their first mission as a unit, the successful bombing of a German munitions factory.
Of his crew members, one was dead and six wounded, and 2nd Lt. Brown was alone in his cockpit, the three unharmed men tending to the others.
Brown’s B-17 had been attacked by 15 German planes and left for dead, and Brown himself had been knocked out in the assault, regaining consciousness in just enough time to pull the plane out of a near-fatal nose dive.
Call 'em! They work for YOU!
County commissioner contact info (Call them! They work
for YOU!):
KENNETH MAHONEY (231) 894-8608
ALAN JAGER (231) 821-0368
I. JOHN SNIDER, II (231) 744-0449
JAMES DEREZINSKI (H) (231) 788-4849
MARVIN ENGLE (H) (231) 865-6116
LEWIS COLLINS (H) (231) 739-3200
SCOTT PLUMMER (H) (231) 709-8597
ANTHONY LONGMIRE (H) (231) 343-5420
RILLASTINE R. WILKINS (H) (231) 733-1581
BENJAMIN E. CROSS (H) (231) 366-4360
ROBERT SCOLNIK (H) (231) 798-2828
EAGnews’ “school dollars” series is pulling back the curtain on public school spending
EAGnews’ “school dollars” series is pulling back the curtain on public school spending - EAGnews.org :: Education Research, Reporting, Analysis and Commentary
The district is now under investigation by CBS 6 for spending taxpayer dollars on pricey computer software that is not being used.
The district bought the software last year, but has yet to implement it.
The name of the product is School Dude and RPS paid $34,000 for a subscription, which has since expired.
The system is designed to equip maintenance staff with portable technology, such as iPads.
In March of 2012, nine school district maintenance employees were sent to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to learn how to use School Dude.
The employees stayed in ocean front condos and ate at a nearby Brazilian Steakhouse.
The trip cost taxpayers $7,500.
The district is now under investigation by CBS 6 for spending taxpayer dollars on pricey computer software that is not being used.
The district bought the software last year, but has yet to implement it.
The name of the product is School Dude and RPS paid $34,000 for a subscription, which has since expired.
The system is designed to equip maintenance staff with portable technology, such as iPads.
In March of 2012, nine school district maintenance employees were sent to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to learn how to use School Dude.
The employees stayed in ocean front condos and ate at a nearby Brazilian Steakhouse.
The trip cost taxpayers $7,500.
Motown's Mental Breakdown
Review & Outlook: Motown's Mental Breakdown - WSJ.com
The political gospel according to Democrats is that the auto bailout saved Detroit.
If only it were so. Alas, costly labor agreements have driven Motown like GMGM -0.39% and Chrysler to disrepair. Perhaps the only fix now is to let Detroit go bankrupt.
Michigan lawmakers have kept Detroit on life support for the past six months and may need to do so indefinitely barring a miraculous economic recovery. The city will run out of cash this month unless the state releases $30 million in bond proceeds, which are being held in escrow under a consent agreement that council members reluctantly approved in April. The rescue package ties $137 million in state aid to reforms and lets Mayor Dave Bing redo labor contracts.
The city has already drawn $40 million from the state drip and may soon be cut off since council members last month rejected a contract for a legal firm to advise the mayor, a condition of further aid. The council cashiered the contract because the legal firm Miller Canfield helped craft the agreement, which the unions virulently oppose.
While the council is digging Detroit's grave, Mr. Bing is performing triage. The Democratic mayor has slashed wages across the board by 10%; increased health premiums and co-pays; reduced current-worker pensions and suspended retirees' 2.25% cost-of-living raises. This quadruple bypass operation will save about $60 million this year, but the city will still likely end the fiscal year next June $50 million in the red.
Meanwhile, third-party actuaries are pegging the city's retirement liabilities at $11 billion, nearly twice as much as the city has estimated. Detroit will spend $160 million this year and $135 million in 2013 on retiree benefits even after Mr. Bing's labor reforms are phased in. Some of the problem is demographic and has been exacerbated by defined-benefit pensions that let workers retire in their 40s. Many retirees living into their 80s are drawing benefits for nearly twice as long as they work.
The mayor has also floated raising the retirement age and moving new hires to 401(k)-style plans as the state did in 1997. He's even put the nuclear option—freezing pensions for all workers—on the table. Federal law requires private employers to do this if their pension funds become insolvent, but there are no such diktats for local governments.
Another idea is outsourcing operations to private companies. According to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the city could save about $110 million annually by contracting out its bus system, garbage collection and water management. Selling its electrical system to an investor-owned utility could raise $300 million to $500 million. Unions oppose all of the above.
Egged on by the city council, the unions have also sued to block the consent agreement and the mayor's labor reforms. State courts threw out their lawsuits this summer, but the unions hope that voters' November repeal of a state emergency manager law, which provides the framework for the consent agreement, will also void the reforms.
In any event, Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers are rewriting the nullified law to assist other insolvent cities. One option is to allow distressed municipalities to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy without state authorization, which is currently required. Some Detroit council members are importuning the state to let the city go bankrupt so they can escape the strictures of the consent agreement. But a bankruptcy judge is unlikely to be more lenient than the mayor.
And make no mistake, Detroit is on its deathbed. Its unemployment rate is nearly twice as high as its surrounding metropolitan region. It has the highest violent crime rate of any major city in part because its police force has been stripped to pay for retirement bills while two-thirds of its street lights are broken. Its schools are among America's worst. The city has lost a quarter of its population over the last decade, and its abandoned lots cover more acreage than Paris.
If the council wants to bolt from its state rehab program, the only way to rescue Detroit may be through an orderly bankruptcy (i.e., not politically negotiated) that restructures its $2.5 billion in general fund-backed debt and $11 billion in retirement obligations. Detroit would be the largest city to date to file for bankruptcy. Its restructuring could drag on for several years, slash pensions for many retirees and impair the city's ability to borrow for decades.
But at the very least, it would provide an instructive lesson for other chronically insolvent cities like Chicago and Los Angeles that have delayed reforms because they believe they're too big to fail.
The political gospel according to Democrats is that the auto bailout saved Detroit.
If only it were so. Alas, costly labor agreements have driven Motown like GMGM -0.39% and Chrysler to disrepair. Perhaps the only fix now is to let Detroit go bankrupt.
Michigan lawmakers have kept Detroit on life support for the past six months and may need to do so indefinitely barring a miraculous economic recovery. The city will run out of cash this month unless the state releases $30 million in bond proceeds, which are being held in escrow under a consent agreement that council members reluctantly approved in April. The rescue package ties $137 million in state aid to reforms and lets Mayor Dave Bing redo labor contracts.
The city has already drawn $40 million from the state drip and may soon be cut off since council members last month rejected a contract for a legal firm to advise the mayor, a condition of further aid. The council cashiered the contract because the legal firm Miller Canfield helped craft the agreement, which the unions virulently oppose.
While the council is digging Detroit's grave, Mr. Bing is performing triage. The Democratic mayor has slashed wages across the board by 10%; increased health premiums and co-pays; reduced current-worker pensions and suspended retirees' 2.25% cost-of-living raises. This quadruple bypass operation will save about $60 million this year, but the city will still likely end the fiscal year next June $50 million in the red.
Meanwhile, third-party actuaries are pegging the city's retirement liabilities at $11 billion, nearly twice as much as the city has estimated. Detroit will spend $160 million this year and $135 million in 2013 on retiree benefits even after Mr. Bing's labor reforms are phased in. Some of the problem is demographic and has been exacerbated by defined-benefit pensions that let workers retire in their 40s. Many retirees living into their 80s are drawing benefits for nearly twice as long as they work.
The mayor has also floated raising the retirement age and moving new hires to 401(k)-style plans as the state did in 1997. He's even put the nuclear option—freezing pensions for all workers—on the table. Federal law requires private employers to do this if their pension funds become insolvent, but there are no such diktats for local governments.
Another idea is outsourcing operations to private companies. According to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the city could save about $110 million annually by contracting out its bus system, garbage collection and water management. Selling its electrical system to an investor-owned utility could raise $300 million to $500 million. Unions oppose all of the above.
Egged on by the city council, the unions have also sued to block the consent agreement and the mayor's labor reforms. State courts threw out their lawsuits this summer, but the unions hope that voters' November repeal of a state emergency manager law, which provides the framework for the consent agreement, will also void the reforms.
In any event, Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers are rewriting the nullified law to assist other insolvent cities. One option is to allow distressed municipalities to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy without state authorization, which is currently required. Some Detroit council members are importuning the state to let the city go bankrupt so they can escape the strictures of the consent agreement. But a bankruptcy judge is unlikely to be more lenient than the mayor.
And make no mistake, Detroit is on its deathbed. Its unemployment rate is nearly twice as high as its surrounding metropolitan region. It has the highest violent crime rate of any major city in part because its police force has been stripped to pay for retirement bills while two-thirds of its street lights are broken. Its schools are among America's worst. The city has lost a quarter of its population over the last decade, and its abandoned lots cover more acreage than Paris.
If the council wants to bolt from its state rehab program, the only way to rescue Detroit may be through an orderly bankruptcy (i.e., not politically negotiated) that restructures its $2.5 billion in general fund-backed debt and $11 billion in retirement obligations. Detroit would be the largest city to date to file for bankruptcy. Its restructuring could drag on for several years, slash pensions for many retirees and impair the city's ability to borrow for decades.
But at the very least, it would provide an instructive lesson for other chronically insolvent cities like Chicago and Los Angeles that have delayed reforms because they believe they're too big to fail.
A version of this article appeared December 4, 2012, on page A16 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Motown's Mental Breakdown.
DHS grants 'like winning the lottery' for state, local officials
DHS grants 'like winning the lottery' for state, local officials | WashingtonExaminer.com
"Political factors created upward pressure on the program as more and more cities wanted to receive funding," the report said.
Local governments are not required to put up any money of their own.
They also are not required to demonstrate how the money would make them safer from terrorism.
So explanations like using 13 Sno-Cone machines to generate ice packs in a medical disaster was enough for Montcalm County, Mich., officials to justify the cost, pegged at $6,200 in the Coburn report but $11,700 in local news accounts......
The zombie skit provided training on how to deal with "extreme medical situations where people become crazed and violent, creating widespread fear and disorder," according to the justification cited in the report.
Getting a DHS grant is like "winning the lottery" one local official told Coburn's researchers.
"Political factors created upward pressure on the program as more and more cities wanted to receive funding," the report said.
Local governments are not required to put up any money of their own.
They also are not required to demonstrate how the money would make them safer from terrorism.
So explanations like using 13 Sno-Cone machines to generate ice packs in a medical disaster was enough for Montcalm County, Mich., officials to justify the cost, pegged at $6,200 in the Coburn report but $11,700 in local news accounts......
The zombie skit provided training on how to deal with "extreme medical situations where people become crazed and violent, creating widespread fear and disorder," according to the justification cited in the report.
Getting a DHS grant is like "winning the lottery" one local official told Coburn's researchers.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Number Of Workers Aged 25-54 Back To April 1997 Levels
Number Of Workers Aged 25-54 Back To April 1997 Levels | ZeroHedge
When people think of the conventional battery of options the BLS applies to fudge the monthly payrolls number, the labor force participation is the first thing that comes mind: after all the thesis is that old workers are increasingly dropping out of the labor force and retiring.
Nothing could be further from the truth as can be seen in this chart of workers aged 55-69, i.e. the prime retirement age.
But perhaps a far more important secular issue is the complete lack of pickup in the prime worker demographic, those aged 25-54, which in November dropped by 400k to 94 MM.
This is a level first breached in April 1997, in other words in the past 15 years not a single incremental job has been gained in this most productive and lucrative of age groups!
When people think of the conventional battery of options the BLS applies to fudge the monthly payrolls number, the labor force participation is the first thing that comes mind: after all the thesis is that old workers are increasingly dropping out of the labor force and retiring.
Nothing could be further from the truth as can be seen in this chart of workers aged 55-69, i.e. the prime retirement age.
But perhaps a far more important secular issue is the complete lack of pickup in the prime worker demographic, those aged 25-54, which in November dropped by 400k to 94 MM.
Unions Lose Big in Michigan
Unions Lose Big in Michigan | Via Meadia
Although Lansing passed right-to-work bills covering both types of unions, the bill covering public-sector unions only managed four votes against—a small minority of even the Democrats.
The vote for the bill protecting private-sector unions was much closer.
There could not be a more telling illustration of the deep trouble facing the public union movement.
Although Lansing passed right-to-work bills covering both types of unions, the bill covering public-sector unions only managed four votes against—a small minority of even the Democrats.
The vote for the bill protecting private-sector unions was much closer.
There could not be a more telling illustration of the deep trouble facing the public union movement.
'Bullish' November Data Mask The Ugly Truth About Employment
'Bullish' November Data Mask The Ugly Truth About Employment - Investors.com
OK, but we still have private-sector job growth, right?
Not really.
In the last six months, 621,000 of the 847,000 new jobs created have been in government, not the private sector, according to CNSNews.com.
That's 73% of all jobs — not a healthy labor market.
OK, but we still have private-sector job growth, right?
Not really.
In the last six months, 621,000 of the 847,000 new jobs created have been in government, not the private sector, according to CNSNews.com.
That's 73% of all jobs — not a healthy labor market.
Navy's Battle Plan: Don't Let Them Get Your Goat
Navy's Battle Plan: Don't Let Them Get Your Goat - WSJ.com
The measures are understandable.
The Navy animals have already gone missing twice in the past two weeks, in the run-up to Saturday's Army-Navy football game, the 113th meeting of one of college football's oldest rivalries.
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So who's been getting the Navy's goats?
The measures are understandable.
The Navy animals have already gone missing twice in the past two weeks, in the run-up to Saturday's Army-Navy football game, the 113th meeting of one of college football's oldest rivalries.
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So who's been getting the Navy's goats?
Friday, December 07, 2012
Eaton County Dumps Prevailing Wage Law
Eaton County Dumps Prevailing Wage Law [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
On Wednesday night, Eaton County repealed its prevailing wage law, opening up the local market to more competitive wages for construction jobs.
The 12-3 vote by the Board of Commissioners was along party lines with Republicans voting to repeal the restrictive wage law; Democrats voted to keep it in place.
Prevailing wage laws mandate that union-scale wages be paid on construction work funded by taxpayer dollars regardless of whether the company's workers belong to a union.
Local governments can do nothing about federal and state prevailing wage laws, but they do have control over their own.
On Wednesday night, Eaton County repealed its prevailing wage law, opening up the local market to more competitive wages for construction jobs.
The 12-3 vote by the Board of Commissioners was along party lines with Republicans voting to repeal the restrictive wage law; Democrats voted to keep it in place.
Prevailing wage laws mandate that union-scale wages be paid on construction work funded by taxpayer dollars regardless of whether the company's workers belong to a union.
Local governments can do nothing about federal and state prevailing wage laws, but they do have control over their own.
The End Of The Free Internet?
Dickmorris.com
Until now, the work of the UN negotiators who are pondering how to regulate the Internet has been shrouded in secrecy. But as 1,950 delegates from 193 countries gather this week in Dubai to consider 900 proposals to regulate the Internet, their game is becoming clear.
The Russian-educated head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN body seeking to control the Internet, Dr. Hamadoun Toure says: “The brutal truth is that the internet remains largely [the] rich world’s privilege.” He adds that “the ITU wants to change that.”
Here’s how:
The ITU wants to force companies — and eventually their users (us) — to pay for streaming video. The proposal is called “pay to stream” or “a quality based model.” According to the BBC, “This would see firms face charges if they wanted to ensure streamed video and other quality-critical content download without the risk of problems such as jerky images.” Presumably the revenues from this Internet Tax would go to building up Net infrastructure in the less developed world. And, undoubtedly, the cost will be passed onto the users throughout the world — including you!
But building up the Net’s third world infrastructure is not the real agenda here. It’s a facade.
Russia and China want firms like Google to have to pay to send streaming video into other countries, creating a charge that can be passed on to the users. The idea is to make it so expensive that nobody in their totalitarian countries downloads anything they shouldn’t which might open their eyes to the truth Moscow and Beijing want to keep out.
Until now, the work of the UN negotiators who are pondering how to regulate the Internet has been shrouded in secrecy. But as 1,950 delegates from 193 countries gather this week in Dubai to consider 900 proposals to regulate the Internet, their game is becoming clear.
The Russian-educated head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN body seeking to control the Internet, Dr. Hamadoun Toure says: “The brutal truth is that the internet remains largely [the] rich world’s privilege.” He adds that “the ITU wants to change that.”
Here’s how:
The ITU wants to force companies — and eventually their users (us) — to pay for streaming video. The proposal is called “pay to stream” or “a quality based model.” According to the BBC, “This would see firms face charges if they wanted to ensure streamed video and other quality-critical content download without the risk of problems such as jerky images.” Presumably the revenues from this Internet Tax would go to building up Net infrastructure in the less developed world. And, undoubtedly, the cost will be passed onto the users throughout the world — including you!
But building up the Net’s third world infrastructure is not the real agenda here. It’s a facade.
Russia and China want firms like Google to have to pay to send streaming video into other countries, creating a charge that can be passed on to the users. The idea is to make it so expensive that nobody in their totalitarian countries downloads anything they shouldn’t which might open their eyes to the truth Moscow and Beijing want to keep out.
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