You've Got A Refund. Nebraska Gov. Ben Nelson said information technology removes geography as an economic barrier.
Local governments stand to lose substantial sales-tax revenues if electronic commerce takes off.
Historian James Burke said that loss of privacy is the price one pays for living in a networked society. Local governments stand to lose substantial sales-tax revenues if electronic commerce takes off. The Internet Tax Freedom Act address only new taxes that may be imposed, for example, on Internet service providers. Such a new tax would ultimately be passed on to the user through an increase in the monthly subscriber fee. Existing sales taxes are not affected by the moratorium.