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It would be funny if google responded by not allowing the French to use it's services. =]

On the other hand. It's not a bad idea for America. If we taxed advertisements I /might/ see less of the ones I find annoying. And we could funnel that money into education or health care. Reducing the US' carbon footprint. Bleh. Lots of uses.

But a tax that citizens aren't paying (in this context) is a great idea in my opinion.




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