Internet Tax Ban Debate Rages On...
A U.S. senator said on Thursday that he would hold up a massive year-end spending bill if it included a ban on Internet-access taxes that he and several colleagues fear would harm state and local finances.
Delaware Sen. Thomas Carper, a Democrat, told reporters he would try to keep the omnibus bill from coming to the Senate floor if the ban was included in its present form, which he said infringed on the rights of state and local governments to raise revenues.
"If we end up with just an awful ... provision I would certainly object to bringing the omnibus spending bill to the floor and I suspect others will join me," Carper told reporters after a news briefing on the issue.
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Matt's Chat
I absolutely do not understand why this is STILL being debated. Clearly this is another Democrat scheme for getting more taxes on the books. It is not acceptable. I encourage all readers to express their outrage to Sen. Carper.Mark's Remarks
I am outraged...the state that was the first to sign the Constitution produced this moron who does not realize that an internet tax is one of the worst hindrances on freedom of speech currently, and can you believe that one proposal has us getting taxed for RECEIVING spam??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???? It is an outrage!!!!!! We need less government intrusion, and less taxation,not more.....write your congressperson and especially this senator Carper. They need to know the will of the people, and that we will not tolerate these hidden stealth taxes like the ones on the internet.
