Your letters can be long or short, and you may cover one or as many issues as you wish. If you have any personal experience with discrimination related to the above points, let the US Access Board know. Be sure to include your full name and address for consideration. Comments are due May 15, 2000. FET is usually levied on luxury items or earmarked for a specific fund.
Yachts are subject to an excise tax as a luxury item.
Gasoline tires also have an excise tax to fund highway construction and improvement projects. The telephone is no longer a luxury item. The Spanish-American War has been paid for many years ago, and now the Federal budget is showing a surplus. The FET on tele- phones is not earmarked for any specific projects, and we have many other taxes on our monthly phone bill. Certain members of Congress believe that now is the time to repeal the telephone excise tax, but they need your support.