US House Votes To Renew Internet Tax Ban

Talen317 writes with news that the US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to renew the ban on taxing Internet access — but only for 4 years, not permanently. A majority of House members (238) co-signed the bill to make the moratorium permanent. Republicans blamed the House leadership for refusing to bring this latter bill to a vote, charging that the Democrats wanted to leave the door open for future taxation. Not so, countered Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.), one of the sponsors of the 4-year bill. The Senate must act on the moratorium before Nov. 1 if taxation is to be avoided, and Watt claimed that a permanent ban would be dead on arrival in the Senate.

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Until end of the world according to Mayan Calendar

[unity100]

that is. 2012. i wonder if house members know shit that we dont.

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[nuzak]

Yeah but a demonic goat might burn it down first. Unless two greyscale dudes, a virginal dimension-hopper, a sentient broccoli, an innocent undead fish and his ruthless twin, and a satanic chicken manage to save the day. Did I forget the headless cyborg trekkie biker and a chain-smoking rainbow brite?