Re: STC

[Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>]

That would be something I'd want to know, since the tax sounds like it 
could affect the bottom line of somebody up the food chain from us.

My interest in this kind of news stems from the simple proposition that 
enlightened self-interest is better than simply trusting legislators and 
employers to take care of our interests, at least to the extent that 
seeing trouble coming, before it arrives, is any use at all.

I'm not so sure I would need to know if a killer asteroid is coming, but 
a tech tax, sure why not?

Thanks,

--Ned



Dan Goldstein wrote:
> In Maryland, there's been controversy over a new computer services tax
> ("tech tax"). Tech writers are happily outside of its scope, so the
> local STC probably wasn't too concerned. And in any case, it's likely to
> be repealed before it takes effect.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ned Bedinger
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:52 PM
>> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> Subject: Re: STC
>>
>> The pace of change, in industry and law, affecting 
>> tech writers, is glacial, but when it comes it can 
>> be transforming. I would certainly want my 
>> professional organization to monitor and push 
>> information to me about existing and proposed 
>> changes to laws governing contractors and 
>> contracting, for example, or attempts to legislate 
>> whether tech writers are professionals or not, for 
>> another...
>>
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