Internet Tax Ban Killed in Senate
A drive to permanently ban Internet access taxes stopped dead in the Senate on Friday, stuck in a clash over whether the legislation would shear millions from the budgets of state and local governments.
The problem arose over the definition of "Internet access" - services that connect consumers to the Internet. The strongest proponents for a permanent ban want to make sure that all access technologies - from phone lines to DSL to cable modems - get equal freedom from taxation.
Opponents said the definition supporters crafted to incorporate new technologies was too vague and could go too far - eliminating taxes on many types of Internet technologies and telecommunications delivered through the Internet.
Several states currently collect taxes on Internet access services, and opponents of the ban are worried that the legislation could limit this revenue source.
Get the rest of the story from the Washinton Post.
Matt's Chat
Gentlemen, the people have spoken. They want this ban. The problem that I am seeing is that politicians are worried about not being able to have yet another source of tax revenue. That is unacceptable. I recommend yet another round of emails to your senators, folks. The last set apparently were put in the same "trash can" that Jay's memo came from...Mark's Remarks
Matt, Matt, Matt....don't you know, it does not matter if the people have spoken, like so many did to prevent CBS from airing that drivel and hatchetjob of a miniseries, the Reagans...It does not matter if literally hundreds of thousands, or millions, protest....the government and the "experts" know better than the people what is good for them....at least, that is the impression I get in reading the crap from liberals nowadays.....email your senators, people.....we have shown, regardless of party, what happens when the people speak up...get out there and do it, don't listen to those who claim to support free speech, but only their own, and cry censorship when others express their own Constitutionally protected outrage at hatchetjobs and fiction portrayed as fact. Speak up and be heard, lets take back the government!!!!
