QSO Penny Tax Proposed by the Feds
As concerns about the economy grow, the government continues to seek ways of funding its massive expansion by the levy of a tax on each QSO an amateur radio operator completes while using the nation’s airwaves.
Justifying the QSO tax, sources on Capitol Hill say the FCC will be empowered to no longer allow users free access to the radio spectrum. “The radio airwaves belong to the people and business interests are paying good money to acquire rights to use this precious resource” says one source.
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