This is just what we all need, another fricking tax. For people and businesses in the state of Florida, the proposed tax would affect them if they have more than one computer in use. Specifically, Florida law states that tax can be collected on "any system that is used for voice or data that connects multiple users with the use of switching or routing technology". So if you have a hub or router at home, you'd get taxed. This is still pretty early on, and it's already uncovered some heated opponents, but who knows, maybe we'll start to see things like this in the future.

Florida to Tax Home Networks

Florida state officials are considering taxing home networks that have more than one computer, under a modified 1985 state law that was intended to tax the few businesses that used internal communication networks instead of the local telephone company.