[geeks] Canadian Levies: out of control?

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Geek wrote:

> Ok, so I looked into where the levy that the Canadian government is
> being pressured to bring in today. Right now, I can but a decent 50
> pack of CD's for around $35 Canadian. This is acceptable for the time
> saving when moving massive amounts of data between machines, and in
> my efforts to grok Linux. The Register has an article today that
> outlines that the lobbyists want a charge of $1.23 per CDR. That
> means my previous $35 spindle of 50 CD's boosts to $96.50, plus tax
> which is 14%., bringing the grand total to $110 Canadian for 50 CD's.
> This would put the cost of 100 CDR's to well over $200. This is only
> the beginning.
>
> My question to list members, what would you do if this were presented
> to you? I know I will be stock piling CDR's around the end of the
> year, and then I will not buy another while this lasts. Ridiculous is
> an understatement in my eyes. I have hear of 5 cent, or 50 cent
> levies proposed in the past, and assumed these were what Brian was
> posting about awhile back, but these numbers are pathetic and
> technologically killing.
>
> For more of my opinion on this, check out
> http://www.geeksworld.net/Hacks/2002/03/19.htm and for the article
> from The Register, go to
> http://www.theregus.com/content/54/24356.html

Or you could come to the U.S. and get them.  I get most of my CD-R's for
free from places like Staples and OfficeMax who give prices the same as
manufacturer's rebates.

PEace...  Sridhar