[2041] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The "national highway system" analogy is incorrect
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sean mclinden)
Mon Jan 20 10:48:45 1992
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 92 10:34:02 -0500
From: sean@dsl.pitt.edu (sean mclinden)
To: com-priv@psi.com, scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us
Agreed, the metaphor is a good one. Federal and state gasoline taxes,
in particular, cannot strictly be viewed as usage-based fees. Every
mile driven subsidizes the Federal highway system, but every mile
driven is not on a Federal highway.
Sean
