From: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org (trailer-park-digest) To: trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Subject: trailer-park-digest V2 #153 Reply-To: trailer-park@smoe.org Sender: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trailer-park-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trailer-park-digest Saturday, August 7 1999 Volume 02 : Number 153 Today's Subjects: ----------------- can Congress do this? ["Joe Hammers" ] Re: can Congress do this? [Daniel Prevett ] Article on Beth [BRAAT69@aol.com] Beth on BBCA [BRAAT69@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 11:58:15 PDT From: "Joe Hammers" Subject: can Congress do this? Bueno, Can anyone attest to the accuracy of this information? If true, it is pure bollocks. But I guess half you aren't effected, but can any Staters verify this? HAMMERS: >> >>I do believe this is important. Our representatives apparently smell >>another source of revenue! >>Internet Legislation >> Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online >>and >> continue using email: >> The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government >>of >>the United States attempting to quietly push through legislation that will >>affect your use >>of the Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S. Postal Service will >>be >>attempting to bilk email users out of "alternate postage fees". >> Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt to charge a 5 cent >>surcharge on every email delivered, by billing Internet Service Providers >>at >>source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP. >> Washington D.C. lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to >>prevent >>this legislation from becoming law. >> The U.S. Postal Service is claiming that lost revenue due to the >>proliferation of email is costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. >>You may have noticed their recent ad campaign "There is nothing like a >>letter". Since the average citizen received about 10 pieces of email per >>day >>in 1998, the cost to the typical individual >>would be an additional 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars per year, >>above >>and beyond their regular Internet costs. >> Note that this would be money paid directly to the U.S. Postal >>Service >>for a service they do not even provide. The whole point of the Internet is >>democracy and non-interference. If the federal government is permitted to >>tamper with our liberties by adding a surcharge to email, who knows where >>it >>will end. You are already paying an >>exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. >> It currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from >>New >>York to Buffalo. >> If the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to tinker with email, it will >>mark >>the end of the "free" Internet in the United States. One congressman, Tony >>Schnell (r) has even suggested a "twenty to forty dollar per month >>surcharge >>on all Internet service" >>above and beyond the government's proposed email charges. Note that most >>of >>the major newspapers have ignored the story, the only exception being the >>Washingtonian which called the idea of email surcharge "a useful concept >>who's time has come" (March 6th 1999 Editorial. Don't sit by and watch >>your >>freedoms erode away! >> Send this e-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends >>and >>relatives to write to their congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P. It >>will >>only take a few moments of your time, and could very well be instrumental >>in >>killing a bill >>we don't want!! > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 14:06:08 -0600 (MDT) From: Daniel Prevett Subject: Re: can Congress do this? This is a hoax, visit the following URL: http://www.usps.com/news/press/99/99045new.htm > Bueno, > > Can anyone attest to the accuracy of this information? If true, it is pure > bollocks. But I guess half you aren't effected, but can any Staters verify > this? > > HAMMERS: > >> > >>I do believe this is important. Our representatives apparently smell > >>another source of revenue! > >>Internet Legislation > >> Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online > >>and > >> continue using email: > >> The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government > >>of > >>the United States attempting to quietly push through legislation that will > >>affect your use > >>of the Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S. Postal Service will > >>be > >>attempting to bilk email users out of "alternate postage fees". > >> Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt to charge a 5 cent > >>surcharge on every email delivered, by billing Internet Service Providers > >>at > >>source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP. > >> Washington D.C. lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to > >>prevent > >>this legislation from becoming law. > >> The U.S. Postal Service is claiming that lost revenue due to the > >>proliferation of email is costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. > >>You may have noticed their recent ad campaign "There is nothing like a > >>letter". Since the average citizen received about 10 pieces of email per > >>day > >>in 1998, the cost to the typical individual > >>would be an additional 50 cents per day, or over $180 dollars per year, > >>above > >>and beyond their regular Internet costs. > >> Note that this would be money paid directly to the U.S. Postal > >>Service > >>for a service they do not even provide. The whole point of the Internet is > >>democracy and non-interference. If the federal government is permitted to > >>tamper with our liberties by adding a surcharge to email, who knows where > >>it > >>will end. You are already paying an > >>exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. > >> It currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from > >>New > >>York to Buffalo. > >> If the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to tinker with email, it will > >>mark > >>the end of the "free" Internet in the United States. One congressman, Tony > >>Schnell (r) has even suggested a "twenty to forty dollar per month > >>surcharge > >>on all Internet service" > >>above and beyond the government's proposed email charges. Note that most > >>of > >>the major newspapers have ignored the story, the only exception being the > >>Washingtonian which called the idea of email surcharge "a useful concept > >>who's time has come" (March 6th 1999 Editorial. Don't sit by and watch > >>your > >>freedoms erode away! > >> Send this e-mail to EVERYONE on your list, and tell all your friends > >>and > >>relatives to write to their congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P. It > >>will > >>only take a few moments of your time, and could very well be instrumental > >>in > >>killing a bill > >>we don't want!! > > > > > >_______________________________________________________________ > >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > > -Daniel Prevett ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 19:04:30 EDT From: BRAAT69@aol.com Subject: Article on Beth Go here for an article on Beth: http://lava.co.nz/features.html?id=111 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 21:30:04 EDT From: BRAAT69@aol.com Subject: Beth on BBCA Did anybody tape Beth on Friday, August 6, 1999, on BBCA? I don't know what this station is but I saw her listed on one of Billboard's sites. If u have it, please email me personally at: BRAAT69@aol.com Thanks, ~*Vickie*~ ------------------------------ End of trailer-park-digest V2 #153 **********************************