JonToners first paragraph is right on. If they are offering "free" miles, they should be just that...free. MCI should absorb all related costs (taxes, admin, the cost of the miles paid to the airline, etc). The only taxes we should have to pay are those that are levied directly on us by the government(such as taxes on a contest win). What a crock is right. I have just cancelled my service with MCI and will later today write to United's Mileage Plus and express my displeasure at being taking in by this outfit.