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<DIV>John, to be clear</DIV>
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<DIV>I did not propose a tax.</DIV>
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<DIV>I suggested that a proportion of current income (which I described as a
tax) be allocated to dealing with social issues such as digital divide.</DIV>
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<DIV>It’s neither unreasonable or unusual for those who profit from a sphere of
activity to donate some of their income/profits to associated areas.
Indeed, some would see it as a worthwhile investment in improving the
environment from which income is derived.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ian Peter </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jcurran@istaff.org
href="mailto:jcurran@istaff.org">John Curran</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 20, 2014 7:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pimienta@funredes.org
href="mailto:pimienta@funredes.org">Daniel Pimienta</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=governance@lists.igcaucus.org
href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bestbits] [governance] Your key ICANN issues as a
user</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'>On
Jun 19, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Daniel Pimienta <<A
href="mailto:pimienta@funredes.org">pimienta@funredes.org</A>> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>...</FONT><BR>Maybe it is just that a global
citizen,being netizen or not, can ask, with some genuine concern, why a body
which is supposed to serve public interest in the area of Internet have to
spent a little more that half a millon US$ in one year to 2 US based lobbying
(*) consulting companies and if that money could not be used in a way more
profitable to the general and global public
interest.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>
<DIV>That's a perfectly reasonable question relevant to ICANN's execution of
its</DIV>
<DIV>mission... However, Ian was proposing that some form of
structural tax be </DIV>
<DIV>imposed for "addressing social issues associated with the
Internet". The latter</DIV>
<DIV>would be seen by many readers as a very different proposition than
whether</DIV>
<DIV>ICANN's has committed sufficient funds to enable the participation of
Internet</DIV>
<DIV>global citizens in ICANN's decision making processes; processes which
are</DIV>
<DIV>focused on ICANN's existing mission of Internet identifier
coordination.</DIV>
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<DIV>The CS IGC should advocate for whatever position it feels appropriate; I
pointed</DIV>
<DIV>out the distinction entirely to note that the perception of what you are
seeking may </DIV>
<DIV>hinge on the explanation of why it is appropriate ICANN to commit funds in
this </DIV>
<DIV>manner, and whether the issues to be addressed are those directly part of
ICANN's </DIV>
<DIV>mission or simply Internet-related in some manner.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes of your efforts!</DIV>
<DIV>/John</DIV>
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<DIV>Disclaimer: my views alone.</DIV>
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