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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[No shit whenever I feel like getting depressed all I have to do is look at my ATT bill under the "Gov't Fees and Taxes" section that adds about 15% to my bill each month.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 11:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[how about lowering the taxes? but no matter how far they lower the taxes, it won't stop people from calling up and asking the dumbest question in the universe: why is my bill so high? I don't know, you stunad, read it]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jose Cuervo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 11:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[if you forbid them from raising federal taxes, they'll just raise local taxes or other fees & surcharges.  It is pretty crazy when a $65 bill of service results in nearly $20 worth of taxes and fees - that's almost 30% taxes on a service!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wobbly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 1:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[That doesn't make any sense. You're saying the telecoms *want* their services taxed? Doesn't seem too likely. And local taxes don't go to the federal government, so that doesn't follow either. (Who is the "they" you speak of?) There's not much the Feds can do about regulating local tax levels. You'll have to take that up with your state representatives.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheGasMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 1:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[But telephone taxes are an *easy* tax for any government (city, county, state, federal) to pull taxes.  They know everyone uses the phone so everyone has to pay the tax.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Singer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 1:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Joseph Singer<br>You're absolutely correct. But that isn't what Wobbly said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheGasMan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 2:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[do they really need to use a sprint bill? engadget is always picking on sprint]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackson Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 5:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[1) The bill bans new or discriminatory (ie. on your cell bill but not on your morning coffee) by STATE or LOCAL governments, which is where the far majority of current cell taxes come from.  There has not been an increase in federal cell taxes for a while (and it would have to get around the same people who are supporting this) so the main threat to the consumer is in these state and local taxes.<br><br>2) Yes, reducing them would be better, but in this environment with state and local govt's pleading poverty, a moratorium is at least a start.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JSM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2008 10:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[I feel that it is preposterous that states are levy both sales tax and wireless service taxes. I think they ought to have to pick one or the other.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 20th 2008 10:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Bill proposes bill break: five-year wireless tax freeze on the table]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/20/bill-proposes-bill-break-five-year-wireless-tax-freeze-on-the-t/</guid><description><![CDATA[i like the proposition for a ban on 20 cent texts.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[maxxwizard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 21st 2008 9:22AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>