Monday, August 15, 2011

STOP THE INTERNET SALES TAX

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) are expected to introduce a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing your taxes by taxing purchases you make on the internet. The bill’s name is deceitfully titled the Main Street Fairness Act of 2011 – it is neither main street nor fair. It seeks to hurt online retailers and consumers alike, and will suppress internet entrepreneurship and your wallet.

Currently, purchases made over the internet from out-of-state companies are tax-free, because the companies are not physically located within the state, which is a requirement for a state to levy taxes. The bill expands the government’s role into the internet and would create burdensome regulations on businesses. Collectively, the states are estimated to collect some $23 billion dollars from taxpayers. The internet has operated efficiently without taxation and government regulation since its inception; and that’s what makes the internet an unrivaled marketplace for ideas and goods.

Call your Senators today, and tell them to OPPOSE the Main Street Fairness Act of 2011.

-The bill expands the role of government
-The bill increases your taxes
-The bill threatens to suppress internet entrepreneurship
-Freedom has made the internet a center for efficiency and an unrivaled marketplace for goods, not government regulation.

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1 comment:

R. David L. Campbell said...

Correction: Purchases made over the internet from out-of-state companies are already subject to sales tax, and have been for over 50 years.

The Main Street Fairness Act is more of a states-rights issue, as it allows states to enforce their existing sales tax laws and require online retailers collect sales tax, just like every other local retailer is already required to do.