Senate extends Internet tax moratorium

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The Senate just passed unanimous consent decree extending the moratorium on internet taxes for seven years. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives where swift approval is expected. The moratorium was set to expire November 1st.

[OnyxCollie]

1. I'm hesitant to ask.

This is good, right?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Yes. nt

[Heywood J]

3. They were planning on levying special taxes?

That wouldn't be a power grab at all, to try and take it out of the hands of the less fortunate...

[Kaleko]

4. Oh man, I'm so hungry for good news, thanks for this post!

[ohio2007]

5. They need time to figure out the best way to tax the internet as if it was a public utility

So far they hae failed in finding ways to tax it.

[Javaman]

6. So is moron* going to veto this?

I mean afterall it's a bill that makes sense.