[governance] Hungarian Internet taxation

Fri Oct 31 14:31:49 EDT 2014

Fantastic win by the Hungarians
On 1 Nov 2014 06:26, "Jean-Christophe Nothias" <
jeanchristophe.nothias at gmail.com> wrote:

> A really good news for today.
>
> Democracy  is still a story with ballots and votes, sometime streets. When
> a government has some hearing difficulties the ballots make it to the
> streets. Still I would not see any "policy making" here: many people oppose
> a stupid project to help finance increase in military spendings, a Russian
> nuclear plant in Hungary, and keep reducing by the same token freedom of
> expression.. A simple and clear "droit de veto". When vote is not enough it
> might twist to veto! Too bad we often underestimate the power of vote and
> veto. They belong to Democracy. Encouraging the people to take into their
> hands their own voice and make it heard from their duly elected
> representative and governing authorities is their ultimate right. The
> stronger contract ever invented is still the democratic one. It doesn't
> equate to the street making law.
>
> Should the next step for the Hungarian democracy simply be that for their
> next elections, the voters come to switch to another representatives, able
> to choose for a more sounded leadership. Didn't they vote for that Orban?
> Democracy is mostly about that: accountability and ability to change the
> driver if his drive is getting hectic. It is a huge power over politics.
>
> That being said, it should be seen how the Internet can provide part of
> fiscal support to help and support national and transnational  public
> policy making when it comes to global interconnected telecommunications
> (Internet). The end users are for most of them already paying VAT for
> accessing the Internet. Maybe the big players and profit makers should be
> talked to for the sake of social and economical justice worldwide. ;-)
> Sorry for I couldn't help to add this. Still totally in agreement with me
> dear Hungarian fellow European neighbors.
>
> JC
>
>
> Le 31 oct. 2014 à 19:00, McTim a écrit :
>
> > http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29846285
> >
> > Tax idea scrapped after mass protests...this is true "bottom up" policy
> making!
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
> > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> The only thought that comes to me is that the Tax Regime in Hungary
> must be
> >> really desperate for revenue.
> >>
> >> This might be a great time to showcase how taxing access can be an
> >> impediment and restriction to growth of local content, innovation etc.
> #sigh
> >>
> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 10:55 AM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/24/hundreds_of_hungarians_to_take_to_the_streets_in_protest_at_internet_tax/
> >>>
> >>> similar story en francais:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.20minutes.fr/high-tech/1466387-20141022-hongrie-propose-taxer-trafic-internet
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> McTim
> >>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> >>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
> >>>
> >>>
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> > --
> > Cheers,
> >
> > McTim
> > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> > route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
> >
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