Rather than fight this "iTax" with a flash mob version of the Boston TeaParty, Web users should see the proposal for what it is: another sign that the Web is all grown up now and needs to stop coming back to its parents' house to do laundry.
Surry County is as deep red as anywhere in the country: last year, after an acrimonious fight on the Mount Airy town council, a recycling initiative barely survived opposition by TeaParty supporters, some of whom considered it a step toward socialism.