Politics & Government

Rep. Graves Opposes Internet Sales Tax

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued a statement in opposition to the internet sales tax legislation that the U.S. Senate is considering.

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement in opposition to the internet sales tax legislation that the U.S. Senate is considering:

“Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates—not force higher rates onto others. States that want their businesses to be more competitive in the marketplace should engage in a race to the lowest tax rate rather than seek to level the playing field by imposing higher taxes and new burdens on competitors and consumers. The Senate legislation would throw a classic Washington wet blanket on the brightest frontier of our economy, the Internet. Life is hard enough in this Obama economy; let’s not make things worse with more taxes.”


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