[governance] FW: TP: city government exercising policy on Google Applications / consumer rights / Consumer Protection Act / trial period

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

Dear All,

Parminder gave an assay on this discussion and Jean-Louis response has prove to Milton the need for a more realistic argument.

Warm regards,

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Jean-Louis FULLSACK  wrote:
>                 Well answered Parmnder ! 
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> Yet Milton only reflects the official discourse of the WSIS since its very beginning. And this is far more serious and dangerous. Will the WSIS Forum 2012 change its neoconservative tune ? Let's try for it to happen in being active and proposing "another way" during the coming preparative meetings. especially as far as developing countries policies are concerned. 
> friendly regards 
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> Jean-Louis Fullsack
> CSDPTT
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> > > Message du 12/07/11 12:56
> > De : "parminder" 
> > A : governance at lists.cpsr.org, "Milton L Mueller" 
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> > Objet : Re: [governance] FW: TP: city government exercising policy on Google Applications / consumer rights / Consumer Protection Act / trial period
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> >      On Monday 11 July 2011 11:43 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:     >                                  
> Local             governments have a lot to do with local things. Or have you             forgotten about things like roads, schools, crime and law             enforcement, etc.?
       
>           I havent forgotten them, but maybe you have! All these things need     taxes to be collected. And you seem to consider legitimate taxation     as a parasitizing activity..... 
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>  Local             govts that try to parasitize virtual businesses tend not to             focus on what they need to be doing. 
       
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>      that just your ideological gov-hatred coming through, or else do you     have any basis for making such a sweeping statement? 
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>      Milton, Either you accept local jurisdictions and their disparate     tax systems or you work for some kind of a global regime which is     fair to all. You cant run away from both, as you seem to do.
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>       Parminder 
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> From: parminder [mailto:parminder at itforchange.net]                   
> >                    Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 3:08 AM
> >                    To: Milton L Mueller
> >                    Cc: governance at lists.cpsr.org;                   'McTim'
> >                    Subject: Re: [governance] FW: TP: city                   government exercising policy on Google Applications /                   consumer rights / Consumer Protection Act / trial                   period
             
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> >              On Friday 08 July 2011 09:40 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote: 
           Good                god, let’s hope not.
           
> >              shd we than dissolve local governments, and it is enough             that the US collects most of the taxes from the world over             because in any case it seems to be doing much of the             governance.... (someone said recently, ironically of course,             that everyone in the world should be allowed to vote for             forming the US government!) 
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> Do municipal statutes have jurisdiction over non-local global
                   corporations with only a virtual presence/assets locally i.e. can a
                   municipal tax apply to virtually supplied electronic apps for example?
                 
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