Smokin':

we had to assure free computer education to every person who has a computer
Why free? Your drivers license isn't..... Show me a vehicle that has caused, let's say.... only, $10M of damage/harm.... But you pay a road/tags tax and pay for your driver's license every year or so.......

Now, don't get me wrong.... I hate taxes and gubmint trying to come up with "solutions" which always seem to be _tax_ it......

I sometimes think there should be a test, that you pay for but _only_ covers the cost, that lets you on the internet...... Is that a possibility.... Hell, no.... All the companies out there want the morons to be able to buy their crap..... Regardless of the fact that the buyer's machine might also be the the machine that screws them Royally by being used as an MITM.... <sigh>

The internet _is_ the new frontier...... Believe it...... It's true..... It's the wild west out there, and if you aren't carrying your "six-shooter" you're going to get pooped on, big time.....