I would like to deep six this part of the thread because it seems to be moving further and further off topic, although I do enjoy the discourse. Also, like most of the replies I've had, I too realize that taxation isn't the way to go. Most of the parallels that I have drawn are already in use. Most websites already pay a fee (tax) based on the amount of web traffic they incur (The more disk space your pages use the higher the price. The more traffic, usually measured in Gigbytes, the more you are charged.). This is found further down the line with the endusers (us). A modem connection is free (if you can stomach all the ads) or at most twenty something a month, while a cable or dsl connection costs substantially more. This is an indirect fee\Gigabyte. The faster your connection the more you can D/L per month. I'll still play devil's advocate if there continues to be interest in this part of the thread.

Meanwhile back at the ranch :>}.

I seem to hear a lot about the COMPANIES should do something about it rather than the government. Most companies will do nothing unless it increases profit or prevents getting fined. Altruism is a distinctly individual thing and companies are seldom individual.