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

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think I'm living proof that interactive computer use is harmful.  <g>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: java400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: 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
>