Because they place their desire to have an unfettered flow of taxpayers dollars to spend ahead of the historic opportunity to prime the economic engine of a brand-new sector of the American economy. Let s explain. The rapid growth of the Internet has brought good economic news.
Electronic commerce is a growing part of every state s economy, and Pennsylvania is no exception.
Nationally, the 1999 holiday season obliterated sales records. Absent new tax schemes, that robust growth is expected to continue, with the International Data Corp. estimating that the number of electronic commerce sites on the Internet will more than double to 1.2 million by 2003. The Department estimates that those figures will grow substantially in the years ahead. Most people view such exciting economic facts with so many new opportunities for consumers and entrepreneurs as good news. Everyone, that is, except those whose bloodstream runs green with taxpayers hard-earned dollars.