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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: The Man Who Taxed the Net
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- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:23:31 +0200
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Date sent: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:40:35 -0800
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: FC: The Man Who Taxed the Net
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And more on yesterday's meeting (it continues today):
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,33080,00.html
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,33087,00.html
The Man Who Taxed the Net
by Declan McCullagh
3:00 a.m. 15.Dec.1999 PST
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ron Kirk was once a
reluctant proponent of Internet taxes.
The 45-year-old mayor of Dallas, Texas
didn't really want to become known as
the Man Who Taxed The Net. After all,
there were tech firms like Dell and Texas
Instruments nearby. And fatter credit
card bills were no way to attract votes.
Since then, Kirk has become the most
prominent pro-tax voice on the
Congressional advisory commission
meeting this week -- as firmly attached
to the idea as a Rottweiler with lockjaw.
"We're trying to treat all transactions
equally," he said during an interview
Tuesday evening with Wired News.
Kirk's plan, essentially the same as one
proposed by the US Conference of
Mayors, would require US shoppers to pay
their local sales taxes whether buying a
product online or via a toll-free number. If a
voluntary trial doesn't work, Kirk wants to make
it law.
"It would make more sense if it were
mandatory," says Kirk, a member of the
US Conference of Mayors advisory board.
The proposal requires both traditional
catalog and mail-order firms and dot com
businesses to collect sales tax as soon as
the customer types in a shipping address.
Then, Kirk says, companies "can make
sure" the proper sales tax is added to the
order.
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