Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) voted for, and the House passed, H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. Congressman Brooks is a cosponsor of H.R. 3086, which permanently bans state and local governments from taxing Internet access, or imposing discriminatory Internet-specific taxes on items like email or bandwidth. Current law temporarily bans Internet taxes until November 1, 2014.
Brooks stated, “The Internet has been a tremendous low-cost, economic boon and informational resource for America
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and the world. The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act protects the Internet by thwarting efforts to tax it to the point that it becomes cost prohibitive. The Act also ensures Americans can continue to conduct business and access the Internet free from discriminatory taxes, which in turn gives Internet-related companies the certainty they need to grow and create needed jobs.”
Brooks concluded, “President Ronald Reagan once noted that the ‘Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.’ I believe it is important to stop Internet taxes before the Internet, as President Reagan warned, becomes so heavily taxed that it stops moving.”
MEDIA RELEASE/CONGRESSMAN MO BROOKS/Lauren Vandiver
