Quite a level-headed and reasonable overview for such a short text. At least at face-value. Could someone more knowledgeable in the subject step in and comment on his information and arguments?
all domains which signed an agreement with ICANN have some fee component going into process. You can call it tax, or not. PIR, who operate .org are basically funding ISOC, which in turn funds the IETF and related activities to a significant extent. I am a net beneficiary of this system as a participant in IETF, so perhaps I am biassed, but I do still think this is a good thing, and I own domain names and pay the tax.
