news U.S. Congress approves permanent Internet access tax ban

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation placing a permanent ban on states' taxing Internet access, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signing into law.

"Most Americans pay $0 in taxes to connect to the Internet. And thanks to a bill that passed today, you will never have to pay taxes just to get online, or pay more taxes for goods and services just because they’re bought online," Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said in a statement...

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[mlmleads]

That is good news.

 

[itsmeyall]

Does that include isp service and cell phone data service tax? As those are primary way of getting online and ther's lots of taxes aded on those bills!

 

[mlmleads]

Does that include isp service and cell phone data service tax? As those are primary way of getting online and ther's lots of taxes aded on those bills!

Damn good point!

 

[korganian]

Sounds like propaganda claiming great news when it looks like they didn't do anything meaningful at all.

I would like to see the headline "Congress passed legislation dismantling the Federal government's overreaches of the U.S. constitution"

 

[80-20]

"Permanent?"
What is permanent today, especially for the USA politicians?
Ever heard about the Dark State?
They write and enforce the rules by which the sheeple live.

 

[itsmeyall]

are you sure you scrolled all the way down it probably says in real fine print at the bottom "for all american federal employees" ehem!!

 

[87 Names]

are you sure you scrolled all the way down it probably says in real fine print at the bottom "for all american federal employees" ehem!!

lol

 

[bytedo]

We got slapped with a 20 percent vat here in the EU.

 

[Constantin S]

Which states in US does not pay taxes for online revenue? I heard that Vegas doesn't, not is this true?

 

[Keith DeBoer]

"Permanent?"
What is permanent today, especially for the USA politicians?
Ever heard about the Dark State?
They write and enforce the rules by which the sheeple live.

Sounds like political posturing. When its reverted in the future it'll be buried in some inane spending bill and there won't be a peep from Congress or the press.