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RE: JAVA400-L digest, Vol 1 #32 - 15 msgs

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Paris
>
> Rochester needs the interactive revenue (I refuse to use the silly
> "tax" word).


>From Merriam-Webster:

tax (n): a sum levied on members of an organization to defray expenses

The AS/400 user community is the organization, but we're defraying IBM's
expenses.  Other than that, it's a pretty good fit.


Then again, we might find a better fit here:

sin tax: a tax on substances or activities considered sinful or harmful (as
tobacco, alcohol, or gambling)


In any event, a tax is an additional cost imposed in order to create
additional revenue and/or discourage the use of a given product or service.
That seems to be a spot-on description of the interactive "feature".


Joe

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