Should We Tax the Internet?
by Merrill Matthews on 03/20/2000
23 Pages
Press Release (03/28/2000)
Media Advisory (04/07/2000)
The Internet has quickly become the defining element of the last decade of the 20th Cen-tury.
Whether the Internet continues to be the driving force behind the economy, educa-tion
and even culture in the next century depends to a large extent on what policies,
regulations and taxes —if any —Congress and the states impose on the new medium.
While deciding not to tax the Internet raises several problems, so does imposing a tax.
How will businesses ensure the privacy of purchasers? Would government keep a record
of those purchases? Would an Internet sales tax slow the growth in e-commerce, and
would e-tailers flee U.S. shores in order to avoid the tax?
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