freedomworks.org — Help stop this legislation! Hidden deep in the Senate housing legislation is a sweeping provision inserted by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) that affects the privacy and operation of nearly all of America's small businesses. There is a good chance that we can still stop this, but not without everyone's help.
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tkeeleyJul 7, 2008
So if this is passed, in the coming year, it's conceivable that our YouTube views and some people's online activities will no longer be private. Yay.
freeth1nkerJul 8, 2008
Shady indeed. Should I be surprised to see he's a Republican?
temo1Jul 8, 2008
Just out of curiosity, which part of the consitution do you think would deny this legislation?
nobailoutsJul 8, 2008Submitter
If this is passed, it should be no shock to anyone that if the government sees success, they will continue to lower the transaction minimums. Sure, its $10k now, but what's stopping them from taking it down to $8k, $5k, etc?Furthermore, when non-web based companies report their income, the number they give is what they make after they subtract the cost of shipping, aquisition, staffing, etc. If they just take the online totals that Ebay reports, they wont see any of this. This means that the it's your word against theirs, and if the government thinks you've made more, I guarantee that there will be the need for more audits. The $9 billion they plan to raise with this is really much less when you take into account the oversight and implementation expenses that will be required to accommodate this.As we all know, the government is not the best steward of our money.
viewofeverlastJul 8, 2008
Why give my full name to this? So I can be red-flagged when the petition fails and the bill passes?
slyzxxJul 8, 2008
why not he can also view the porn i`m viewing but you`ll have to pay 1/2
lateralusJul 8, 2008
A flag lapel-wearing Republican wants to snoop in on your privacy? Say it ain't so...
Closed AccountJul 8, 2008
It's just a goddamn piece of paper.Don't worry about your rights, it's not like you were using them anyways.