Their are a bunch of fucked up laws that protect certain industries. Fedex is considered an airlines (it started as Peoples Express airlines) and receives massive tax breaks and incentives over UPS that is considered a freight company.
You local cable company that provides phone service, is considered an entertainment company, and is not subject to all the telecom taxes that traditional phone carriers are subject to (and that is true even if they both provide the same VOIP service).
There is a whole lot of bullshit in federal law, these are just a few examples I am aware of.
Their are a bunch of fucked up laws that protect certain industries. Fedex is considered an airlines (it started as Peoples Express airlines) and receives massive tax breaks and incentives over UPS that is considered a freight company.
You local cable company that provides phone service, is considered an entertainment company, and is not subject to all the telecom taxes that traditional phone carriers are subject to (and that is true even if they both provide the same VOIP service).
There is a whole lot of bullshit in federal law, these are just a few examples I am aware of.