As President Clinton vetoes Congress s tax cut thereby rejecting American values of hard work, thrift and marriage other politicians in Congress and the state houses would increase taxes, despite record budget surpluses at the federal and state levels.
Politicians see the large numbers associated with E-commerce and get greedy.
However, this claim is based on rhetoric, not facts. Fortunately, the clouds of hot air emanating from Washington and the state capitols do not fool consumers. They see this push for an Internet sales tax for what it is a money grab to expand the size of government. The same poll found that 58 percent of Internet users believe that taxing online transactions would hurt the growth of E-commerce. The most reassuring numbers though, were the 36 percent of Internet-using, registered voters who say this issue will impact their choice in next year s presidential election.