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• A stand against the gap

  I’m a part of a campaign trying to stop a bill that would raise taxes on imported electronic goods to ridiculous prices (considering none are made here).

  Please reblog for the sake of every geek in this country.

  “The raising of taxes levied on technology widens the digital gap between those who have more and those who have less.

  Last week the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the bicameral legislature) passed a bill which increases internal taxes along with value added tax to a series of technology products, including (but not limited to) computers and mobile phones.

  In the next few days this bill will be subject to revision by the Senate where an approval would turn it into law. After being enacted, the final price on these goods will be finally placed out of reach of most of the population in Argentina.

  We feel that the only way to progress and improvement is through more and better education. In this sense, the lack of access to technology means running the risk of exponentially increasing the number of digital illiterates, to whom “later” might be too late in a world where this skill means competitive advantage.

  As bloggers and otherwise users of every single item affected by this bill, but first and foremost, as citizens, we cannot stand still and in silence. That is why we feel it is crucial to explain and illustrate why this is so important to our government, and the population as a whole. This tax will hold back growth, our integration into the global community and most important will lead future generations to see technology as a luxury and not a right.

  It was our idea to show how things would be, if we went back 10, 20 or 30 years back in time. Pictures that show not only the amazing progress done in the last three decades but also a clear image of how important it is not to fall behind, but move along as a society head to head with the rest of the world.”

  12 Aug 2009 / 6 notes