Internet Tax Imminent?

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.""

Comments

Re:Where have I seen this before?

[snowraver1]

I was thinking the same thing. Atricle Published: May 23, 2007. Who is reviewing these articles?

-But this is absolutely necessary

[w00f]

To pay for this necessary war... and the next ones we'll wage. Taxing internet purchases is clearly a lobby of the retailers which don't have internet presence. Think it over for a second - if it's cheaper to buy on the Internet (including shipping) why would you buy locally? This obviously disturbs local retailers which have lobbied and are becoming successful. What amazes me is this "Internet e-mail tax" that I keep reading about --http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/28/taxes-o n-e-mail-may-not-be-a-hoax-this-time/ This isn't a joke.

Re:Once again your bluff is being called.

[LS]

I moved to Beijing and do programming contracts remotely (I'm not Chinese BTW). I make a US salary, but since I live in the US less than 30 days a year, I don't have to pay any income tax on the first $80,000 that I make. And living in China is an order of magnitude cheaper than the US, and way more fun. Yes!

LS