Political Quotes

“Congress created the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce in 1998. The purpose of the Commission was to study the Internet taxation issue and submit a report of its findings to the Congress. The Commission consists of representatives from State and local governments, the administration, the business community, and others. In its recent report to Congress, the Commission suggested that the Internet tax moratorium that was in existence, created at the same time the Commission was created, be extended for 5 years. While there was disagreement on several Internet tax issues, there was complete agreement on a 5-year moratorium extension. No good reason exists to deviate from the Commission's suggestion that the moratorium be extended for 5 years. Choosing to extend the moratorium for 2 years is completely arbitrary. There is no evidence that a 2-year extension is better than the Commission's suggestion of 5 years.”