Kudos to Rick Perry for Vetoing an Internet Tax Bill

In the midst of a growing number of states seeking to impose new taxes on Internet-based enterprises, Texas Governor Rick Perry earlier this month vetoed a proposed Internet state sales tax.

The Star-Telegram reports that “Texas store owners have said Internet retailers have an unfair price advantage because they are not required to collect state sales tax.” This is true: The brick-and-mortar stores are at a disadvantage. But the solution is not to institute a sales tax on Internet businesses but to begin repealing the sales taxes on all businesses.

Kudos to Gov. Perry for the veto.

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About Joshua Lipana

Joshua (John M.) Lipana was, until his death in 2013, an assistant editor of The Objective Standard Blog and a freelance writer based in the Philippines. His writings appeared in numerous print and online publications, including Free Enterprise,Capitalism Magazine, NewsReal Blog, and The American Thinker.

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