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Internet Tax Imminent?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everybody-freak-out-like-the-last-fifty-times dept.

jhigh writes "Proposals to tax the Internet are gaining steam as state legislators see a giant pot of money just waiting to be dipped into. "At the moment, states and municipalities are frequently barred by federal law from collecting both access and sales taxes. But they're hoping that their new lobbying effort, coordinated by groups including the National Governors Association, will pay off by permitting them to collect billions of dollars in new revenue by next year.""

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  1. Say what? by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I already pay PST/GST on my net connection, and I pay taxes [or duties] on packages bought online. They want to tax on top of the tax I already pay?

    How the hell do you tax email? What if you run your own server?

    Step 1. Understand technology
    Step 2. Legislate it
    Step 3. Represent your constituents.

    Tom

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