The idea of taxing texts will very likely come back in the near future. It was dropped like a hot potato for now, sort of like Macron reducing newly raised taxes in France. Anything to let the citizens simmer down and start looking elsewhere.
The notion of increasing the number of Toll Roads or taxing as per miles driven resurfaces every so often too.
Just another colorful trial balloon shot down for the time being by observant taxpayers.
Amazing what forty million messages will do ...
“Just another colorful trial balloon shot down for the time being by observant taxpayers.”
Not taxpayers but Trump’s FCC!
France came to mind.