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Federal Excise Tax Ended

May 26, 2006
I am a bit late on the news here but am glad the federal excise tax is finally being ended. There has to be a better way to tax us than to micro tax everything different percentages. Hopefully ending this tax will start a chain reaction of ridiculous taxes being ended.

For example the gas guzzler tax is not one that makes sense. The tax is buying the gas and that is bad enough. Let's end that one too.

It seems odd that some things get taxed and others don't. We need a fair system that taxes everything equally so the government doesn't favor one industry over another.
 
Update:

Perhaps the one tax I would keep is on tobacco products as the goal should be to keep people healthier. I would likely institute a big tax on gambling as well (sorry Vegas, Mohegan Sun, etc).

It should be noted that there are probably 10+ better ways to reduce fuel consumption than the gas guzzler tax.

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Verizon's Nancy Gofus

May 26, 2006
Here is a recent Executive Suite interview with Verizon's Nancy Gofus who is the Vice President of Product Management for Verizon Business. Generally these interviews don't break news but in this case it did. I hope you like it.

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VoIP News This Week May 2006

May 26, 2006

There was a moderate amount of VoIP activity this week. AltiGen, Avaya (News - Alert), Verso, Yahoo! and Bell Canada are some of the notable companies.

Some specifics:

Avaya announced on Wednesday that it was selected to participate with nine other companies in a $4 billion U.S. Army project to upgrade voice and data communications infrastructures of the agency's bases worldwide. The Infrastructure Modernization (IMOD) contract will support the Army's Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) with a single integrated communications system that will combine voice, data, inside/outside cable plant and transmission products and services.

iBasis announced on Wednesday that it was tapped by Yahoo! to provide international call termination for the Yahoo! Messenger with Voice service. The move will enable Yahoo! to offer Yahoo! Messenger with Voice users with the ability to place and receive international PC-to-Phone calls over iBasis' global VoIP network at lower rates.

In addition, Bell Canada, Nortel (News - Alert) and NewHeights Software introduced this week the Bell Canada Personal Communication Manager (PCM) system, a PC-based soft-client combo of voice, messaging and multimedia communications integrated into a single interface that can be used in the office or while working remotely.

It seems the industry was pretty busy all week.

By the way, I hope your holiday weekend is fantastic (hether or not you get Monday off). I hope you have a great weekend with lots of fun and relaxation. I am on a train and can't wait to get home and see the family.

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Enron

May 26, 2006
I hope yesterday' verdict sends a powerful signal to those in a position of power in corporate America and elsewhere. We will no longer tolerate massive theft of shareholder value and the bilking of hundreds of millions from your employees.

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