Jim DeMint: No Internet Taxation Without Representation
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By JIM DEMINT - Our nation was born from
the idea of "no taxation without representation"—that citizens should
not be taxed by governments in which they have no political voice. Yet
now lawmakers in Washington want to overturn that bedrock principle in
order to extract more revenues from American consumers.
The Marketplace Fairness Act recently introduced in the Senate would require online retailers to collect and pay sales taxes to states where they have no physical presence or democratic recourse.
The Marketplace Fairness Act recently introduced in the Senate would require online retailers to collect and pay sales taxes to states where they have no physical presence or democratic recourse.
My Comment: I am disappointed that Senator Lamar Alexander is supporting this effort to tax internet sales. Among the reasons I oppose this act is (1) Taxation without representation, (2) Invasion of Privacy, (3) The burden that would be imposed on small businesses dealing with up to10,000 state, local and municipal tax jurisdictions nationwide, and (4) stifling a growing source of economic activity and growth.
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Rod, the "say goodbye to Obamacare" Alexander also voted against defunding it. It's time we had a conservative Senator.
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