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Congressional Testimony
February 02, 2000
SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY
LENGTH: 294 words
HEADLINE:
TESTIMONY February 02, 2000 JOHN KASICH REPRESENTATIVE SENATE
BUDGET FISCAL 2001 BUDGET ISSUES
BODY:
STATEMENT
FROM JOHN KASICH REGARDING MASSACHUSETTS GOV. PAUL CELLCI'S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE February 2, 2000 Governor Paul Cellucci's testimony is
right on the mark. There simply is no compelling, reason to force consumers to
pay sales taxes on goods and services they purchase over the Internet.
The sales tax is a relic of horse-and-buggy days, with no place in an
economy that moves at the speed of light. The Internet and e-commerce have the
potential to do more than just change we interact as human beings. While
traditional retailers and on-line businesses need to be treated equitably,
slapping sales taxes on Internet purchases, and slowing the growth of this
revolutionary new means of communication, is simply not the way to do it.
LOAD-DATE: February 4, 2000 
