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IP: Internet taxes not inevitable
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 11:26:31 -0400
From: "Diamond, Richard" <Richard.Diamond () mail house gov> Subject: Internet Taxes not Inevitable Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:05:32 -0400 House Majority Leader Dick Armey sent this letter to his colleagues opposing the notion that Net taxes are "inevitable" and called for a permanent moratorium on Internet taxation: http://freedom.gov/library/technology/pr990628.asp June 28, 1999 Internet Taxes not Inevitable Dear Colleague, Last year, we unanimously voted to place a temporary moratorium on new Internet taxes and create a commission to study the issue. This commission met in Williamsburg last week. Following this meeting I have noticed several disturbing news articles that say, among other things, that "Tax-free Web goods may disappear" and "Net e-commerce taxes called inevitable." Not so fast. Only Congress can authorize one state to compel sellers in another state to collect Net taxes. And the American people would never stand for it. Over 26,000 individuals came to my website (www.freedom.gov) to express their opinion on the issue. Only 3 percent said the Internet should be taxed. I side with the 97 percent that visited my site and spoke out against Internet taxation. We should take steps to immediately place a permanent moratorium on Internet taxation. Rep. Chris Cox and others have already blazed the trail on this issue and we need to rally behind them to ensure that the Internet remains free forever from predatory state and local taxation. Let's keep the spirit of the e-Contract and allow high-tech America to flourish by keeping government out of the way. Let's clear up the confusion and pass legislation making the Internet Tax Freedom Act's moratorium permanent. Sincerely, DICK ARMEY Member of Congress
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