the whole point of this debate is that when the Internet Moratorium Act was passed 22 years ago, the commission was charged with recommending a fair and equitable and nonburdensome way of giving equal taxation for the Internet and non- Internet, insofar as State sales taxes are concerned. This amendment is essential so when we are extending the Internet, whether for 2 years or 5 years, or whether we are extending the moratorium, whether for 2 years or 5 years or permanently, we at least have some basis for saying we are going to look also at the entire question which is intimately associated with this question.
Jerry Nadler: “the whole point of this debate is that when the Internet Moratorium Act was passed 22 years ago, the commission was…”
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Discussing the Internet Moratorium Act and its implications for taxation during a floor debate.
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