Navigating the Internet Tax Debate
by Bartlett Cleland, Lawrence A. Hunter, George Pieler, Merrill Matthews on 06/06/2001
2 Pages
Synopsis:
Several state organizations are promoting a new, "simplified" state sales tax system in order to tax e-commerce. While the current moratorium doesn’t prohibit states from collecting taxes within their own borders, it does prohibit them from creating new and discriminatory taxes. The Founding Fathers wanted states to compete against each other, even in taxation. Extending or making the current moratorium permanent would coincide with the Founders’ principles of federalism.
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