Do you support taxing online access?

[funkyflathead]

[lysergik]

1. No. It's double taxation.

We already pay multiple local, state and federal taxes on our phone lines and cable connections. Do we really need to pay ANOTHER tax on top of this? It is out of hand and unrealistic.

[dbt]

2. No new taxes!

Taxes bad.
Read my lips.
Ooga. Ooga.

:evilgrin:
dbt

[mandyky]

3. Not at this point

What govt and chambers of commerce should be doing is showing Main Street businesses how to use the Internet to advertise and sell on line (if they sell products).

[izzie]

4. No

n/t

[realFedUp]

5. No

but I would double tax little faux furs for
toy poodles.

[Mel]

6. No

n/t

[forgethell]

7. Do you mean

that with states strapped for cash, that we should keep them from taxing the internet. This could raise large amounts of money for government programs.

[funkyflathead]

8. State, Federal doesn't matter

Just do you support taxes on internet access?

[forgethell]

23. Actually, I do not

support more taxes, especially on the Internet. However, something has to be done if progressive programs are to be supported. so, I am just asking, "What?" I do not claim to know the answer.

[elperromagico]

20. So would legalizing marijuana

but do you see that happening?

[gone2thechase]

9. Yes if it helps the needy

The homeless, hungry, unemployed and sick need our help. Why not pitch a few cents in online to help them?

[AP]

11. Tax corporate income progressively instead.

[gone2thechase]

19. Ok fine. And then "corporate" staple suppliers pass it down to us

So we pay an extra fin for the vodka and OJ while we save up for the tax on our next purchase. Fine by me.

[AP]

10. Tough call. Don't like any sales tax unless it's something...

...of which you want to discourage the consumption, and/or it's something that results in huge costs, which you don't want all of society to bear (like cigarettes, alcohol, fossil fuel consumption).

Also, they're generally forcing price competition, which is good.

The best thing is if states realize that sales tax is inefficient for generating revenue and switch to a firmer progressive corporate income tax.

(I just realized I'm answering a different question...I suspect most people already do pay a tax on their internet access, no?)

[Fixated]

12. ....

No. Blatant double taxation.

[Kolesar]

13. That would mean creating a new tax structure

New clerks, new dept heads, more work for the suppliers. If they need money, just raise income taxes on the rich by an increment.

[JackRiddler]

14. are you NUTS?

NO!

[roguevalley]

15. No. Taxation is the first step in content and access control.

[AP]

16. You pay taxes on your phone service, and there's almost

no content control, and access is encouraged to a huge degree. Most people have at least two phone numbers, and sometimes many more.

[eleny]

17. Taxing Joe six pack is what they do best these days

My answer is no to internet tax. Repeal the tax breaks for the wealthy. Taxing the i-net could be how they'll freeze people off the net.

[electricmonk]

18. Taxing mine already

FCC Fee .05
Franchise Fee .53
State Sales Tax .45

Not a huge amount but a tax none the less.

[elperromagico]

21. The internet's taxing enough already

:argh:

[liberalhistorian]

22. LOL!

That's for sure. My answer is NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!! Taxes are already skewed too heavily to the middle, working and lower classes and we're the ones who depend on Internet usage a lot more than those with nice, big fat wallets. I'm sick of the wingnuts being so against taxes unless it's for everyone and everything else except them and their megabucks country club friends.