http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/ Engadget Comments for Cellphone "federal excise tax" dates back to the Spanish-American War http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jun 23rd 2006 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jul 26th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Sep 1st 2006 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Feb 9th 2007 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/ By the way,...How much did WWII cost in comparison. Oh,... and yeah,...freedom from tyranny, terrorism, and oppression isn't ever free. ]]>Feb 9th 2007 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Aug 4th 2007 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Aug 4th 2007 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
The solution? Call and write your Congressman! Also, encourage others you know to do the same.
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Denver Post story about the protestors:
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3348908]]>Jan 17th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Feb 9th 2007 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
Seriously, I'd love to see how the accountants "account" for this $, and more specifically exactly where it goes. My guess: execs. ]]>Jan 17th 2006 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
But with all of us pulling together as one nation, maybe we can overcome the big bad government! YAY!

Right.]]>Jan 17th 2006 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
There are plenty other taxes to bitch and moan about and very, very little of it goes to anything doing with any war - except the so-called one on "poverty". ]]>Jan 17th 2006 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
(Just in case someone finds this offensive: It's just a JOOOKE, as the one in the article ('cos that is a joke, isn't it?)]]>Jan 17th 2006 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
I can't find the story online. I heard it last night. ]]>Jan 17th 2006 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=8&aid=56333]]>Jan 17th 2006 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:h.r.03916:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:HR00008:

This bill keeps getting thrown about in one form or another with most politicians paying it lip service. The inefficient process of our Congress keeps it from passage.]]>Jan 17th 2006 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 17th 2006 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/

(I for one would be willing to pay all these taxes if we just had more cool social programs like Canada, Norway, and/or Germany)]]>Jan 18th 2006 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 18th 2006 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 18th 2006 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 26th 2006 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/17/cellphone-federal-excise-tax-dates-back-to-the-spanish-america/Jan 27th 2006 7:09AM