Taxing the Internet

With the Internet growing in popularity every day, traffic on the Internet has doubled every 100 days (NCPA); the thought of taxing the Internet has become a heated discussion. Proponents of the tax say it will generate large profits for local and state governments through sales tax. While opponents state that the public has become accustomed to not paying taxes online, and that taxing would slow the rapid growth of Internet commerce. The Clinton administration has …

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