Here's an Email I just got from Vote.com:

Dear Vote.com voter,

Last week, the chairman of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, Virginia Governor James Gilmore, encouraged congressional leaders to extend the current moratorium on taxes targeted at the Internet.

Ten other members of the 19-member commission feel the same way, though Gilmore could not garner a two-thirds majority needed to submit a formal recommendation to Congress. Meanwhile, over forty of the nation's governors (listed below) have signed letters saying Gilmore's proposal "would intrude very deeply into the rights and responsibilities of state and local governments" to determine their own tax policies.

Should the moratorium on Internet taxes be extended? Vote.com is now holding an online referendum asking YOU that very question, and we'll send your vote to Congress, the president and the National Governors' Association.

If you have a point of view on this important issue, we encourage you to log on to http://www.vote.com and vote, and to forward this e-mail to any friends who might also be interested in voting.

Also, be sure to check out Vote.com's NEW channels. Now you can vote on topics like business, entertainment, sports, and legal matters - and your vote will always be sent where it counts.

Sincerely,

Your friends at Vote.com http://www.vote.com

*The following governors have asked Congress to reject the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce's report, which encourages an extension of the moratorium on Internet taxes:

Gov. Don Siegelman, Alabama
Gov. Tony Knowles, Alaska
Gov. Jane Dee Hull, Arizona
Gov. Mike Huckabee, Arkansas
Gov. Thomas R. Carper, Delaware
Gov. Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Guam
Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano, Hawaii
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho
Gov. George H. Ryan, Illinois
Gov. Frank O'Bannon, Indiana
Gov. Tom Vilsack, Iowa
Gov. Bill Graves, Kansas
Gov. Paul E. Patton, Kentucky
Gov. Mike Foster, Louisiana
Gov. Angus S. King Jr., Maine
Gov. Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association Vice Chairman, Maryland
Gov. Jesse Ventura, Minnesota
Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, Mississippi
Gov. John Engler, Michigan
Gov. Mel Carnahan, Missouri
Gov. Mike Johanns, Nebraska
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey
Gov. Gary E. Johnson, New Mexico
Gov. Kenny Guinn, Nevada
Gov. James B. Hunt Jr., North Carolina
Gov. Edward T. Schafer, North Dakota
Gov. Marc Racicot, Montana
Gov. Frank Keating, Oklahoma
Gov. Bob Taft, Ohio
Gov. John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., Oregon
Gov. Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania
Gov. Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rico
Gov. Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Gov. Jim Hodges, South Carolina
Gov. William J. Janklow, South Dakota
Gov. Don Sundquist, Tennessee
Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, National Governors' Association Chairman, Utah
Gov. Howard Dean, M.D., Vermont
Gov. Gary Locke, Washington
Gov. Cecil H. Underwood, West Virginia
Gov. Tommy G. Thompson, Wisconsin
Gov. Jim Geringer, Wyoming

 

Thank GOD I don't get that kind of junk mail!
I heard that the 'Tax the net" thing was a hoax.

 

No, I think this is legit. I expected to see New Hampshire and Florida missing from this list but, I was surprised to see Tennessee there.
Hey Tennessee! If you had a state tax maybe you could leave the internet alone. You think Gore (Father of the Internet) has anything to do with that?

(Guam's bird WAS the Dodo.)

[This message has been edited by Raoul (edited 04-18-2000).]

 

I think what 54regcab's post means is that the government wants to institute sales tax on internet purchases. As of now, there isn't any sales tax on internet purchases. At least not out of your home state, I think.

ATST: the e-mail I think you're referring to is the charge to send e-mail. That IS a hoax.

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Yeah, I wasn't aware that Guam had a governor. I wonder what their state bird is.

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If you purchase something from a site based in your home state they do charge sales tax.

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Kenwood 4011 stereo, USAcoustics 2150 amp, Profile electronic 3 way crossover, 2 10" IDQ DVC's.

FUTURE STEREO MODS:
Memphis components in front, Pioneer 3ways in rear, amp for the components, and a cd changer.

FUTURE PERFORMANCE MODS:
4.10 gears, Edlebrock shocks, supercharger, Airaid, power pulleys.

OTHER FUTURE MODS:
Ram Air hood w/functional ram air, suspension lift, 16.5" polished wheels, 35" tires, and sunroof.

 

It's all BS. I got the same type of E-mail saying "they" were going to tax all E-mail messages. There was a piece on one of the national news channels talking of all the different internet hoax's and THIS WAS ONE OF THEM.

 

Its for sales tax I heard on the news how much money the state of Tennessee is suposedly losing to internet purchases because of no sales tax.