Joe and all, Great that you pointed this out. Nice find. I could not agree more with old Dick here either! He is right! Others might want to see the letter in entirety at: http://www.freedom.gov/library/technology/itfaletter.asp also one might want to see some of the issues on privacy as well at: http://www.freedom.gov/library/technology/reserveletter.asp J. Baptista wrote: > E-COMMERCE > Internet Tax Panel Faces Thorny Issues (CyberTimes) > > House Republican leaders sent a letter to the 19-member Advisory Commission > on Electronic Commerce, a commission appointed by Congress last year to > report back on Internet taxation, reminding them that the reason the body > was formed was to decide whether or not to tax Internet transactions, not > how to tax them. House Majority Leader Dick Armey and 34 colleagues signed > the letter. "We recognize the challenge you face, as members of this > national commission, in trying to tackle some very important issues > regarding the future of e-commerce," the letter said. "...We are concerned, > however, about the fact that most of the news reports from the first > commission meeting seemed to focus on how to tax the Internet, rather than > whether to tax the Internet." The Congressional leaders discussed Internet > taxation saying, "This idea is not a popular one in Congress or among the > American people. You should also know that there are many members who will > oppose any new taxes on the Internet." There are now more than 30,000 tax > jurisdictions with varying tax rates and rules in the country, so the idea > of taxation and the Internet opens many taxation jurisdiction issues, which > Congress faces in the future. The panel is expected to begin discussing its > various options today, but no final recommendations to Congress are > expected until spring. > [SOURCE: Cybertimes, AUTHOR: Jeri Clausing] > (http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/09/cyber/articles/15tax.html) Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
