Chuck Muth
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (Introduced in the Senate
Sat Oct 20 02:44:16 2001


Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (Introduced in the Senate)[S.777.IS]
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:1:./temp/~c107mBdVJQ::

charmuth@aol.com  wrote:

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> Dear e-Citizen,
>
> As the old saying goes: The power to tax is the power to destroy. With
> that in mind, Congress is poised to destroy the Internet as you and I know
> it.
>
> On Sunday, October 21, 2001, a moratorium which prohibits government from
> taxing the Internet will expire. Originally imposed in 1998, reports the
> Associated Press, the moratorium "prohibits taxes on Internet access and
> bans any tax that singles out the Internet." If the moratorium expires, the
> barn door to Internet taxation will be thrown WIDE open to politicians who
> see a honey-pot of new tax revenue they just won't be able to resist dipping
> their paws into.
>
> "Internet taxes are simply a way for incompetent governors to swell their
> budgets with the hard-earned dollars of taxpayers outside of their
> districts," says Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
> "The practice is tantamount to taxation without representation, is
> unconstitutional, and is a fraud widely recognized by Americans all across
> the country."
>
> On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House passed H.R. 1552, an extension
> of the ban for an additional two years, and sent the bill over to the
> Senate. On Thursday, the Democrat-controlled Senate refused to pass the
> extension before adjourning for the weekend.
>
> That means the moratorium will indeed expire on Sunday. "Starting Monday,
> there's an opportunity for considerable mischief," said Sen. Ron Wyden
> (D-Ore.).
>
> Indeed there is. Especially under the current economic conditions, with
> governments at all levels scrambling to find new money to fund new programs
> rather than set spending priorities and cut wasteful spending. But that's
> an argument for another day.
>
> The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 to wrap up
> lingering business before adjourning for the year. If the Senate fails to
> reconsider its position, you're going to see the biggest camel's tax-nose
> under you're e-tent since Al Gore invented the Internet.
>
> There's no time to waste. Please contact your two U.S. senators IMMEDIATELY
> by signing the "Permanent Ban on Internet Taxes" petition at
> http://www.libertypetitions.com  urging them to vote in favor of S. 777 to
> "extend the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act." Then get
> everyone on your e-mail list to do the same.
>
> Final Note: Many of you will recall an e-mail that has been circulating for
> a long time falsely claiming that Congress was prepared to pass bill 602(P)
> to impose taxes on the Internet. It was a hoax (congressional bills aren't
> even numbered that way). But it fooled a LOT of people.
>
> This one, folks, is NOT a hoax. It's a real threat.
>
> But don't take my word for it. Go to the official congressional web site at
> http://thomas.loc.gov  and look up S. 777 for yourself. Then immediately go
> to our web site and fire off this petition to your senators before they go
> home. There's no time to lose!
>
> e-Sincerely yours,
>
> Chuck Muth
> Liberty Petitions
>
> To sign this petition, go to: http://www.libertypetitions.com
>
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