HarryWeezer Posted May 30, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.78 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted May 30, 2012 I'm from New York State but have never heard of Big Flats or East Pachogue. Considering the caliber of their representatives in state government, I now see why - one location is deep in the sticks, the other a footnote in the tome named Long Island. That great man of business, war hero and ping-ponger extraordinaire Forrest Gump, was oft heard to say, "Stupid is as stupid does." And what more to say about legislation introduced in the New York State Assembly by representatives of those areas requiring state-based web sites remove anynomous comment. What's a New York-based web site? I guess it means a site hosted on a server physically within the state. A New York-based company may have a corporate site hosted out of Chicago or Timbucktu - it doesn't really matter - and a New York resident may have a Facebook page that even Facebook might not know where it is hosted. All this bill could do is shut down state-based server hosts. Just what NY needs; more business being driven out. NY accounted for the biggest migration exodus of any state over the past 12 years with 3.4 million getting out of town, taking $20 billion in adjusted growth income with them. Why? Because NY has a progressive personal income tax ranging from 6.45 to 8.82 percent, huge sales taxes, a gasoline tax of 49 cents a gallon and a cigarette tax of $4.35 per pack - $5.85 in the city - not counting local sales and property taxes. The proposed bill apparently intends to force cyber-bullies to reveal their identity or have their posts removed, and, prevent people from posting anonymous criticisms of businesses - and politicians. Said one senator, "the legislation will help cut down on the types of mean-spirited and baseless political attacks that add nothing to the real debate and merely seek to falsely tarnish the opponent’s reputation by using the anonymity of the Web." "Please, please, father government, save us all from constitutionally-protected free speech." Awards
Blackbart Posted May 30, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted May 30, 2012 Unfortunately our political system is permeated with that type of mentality and possibly their worst offense is they procreate... :) Awards
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