The entire world as we know it may very well be in grave danger:

Ban on Internet access taxes in jeopardy / Bipartisan lobbying sprouts in Congress

"The risk of multiple taxes is huge,'' said a telecom executive. 'If you send an e-mail, even if it's just across town, it could pass through Texas, Texas could claim a nexus, and tax it in any number of ways. They could tax the e-mail itself, or the number of 'bits' downloaded from a Web site, or the cost of Internet access itself, or they could apply gross receipts taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes. "