Defeat the Internet Tax Mandate

From Campaign For Liberty:

After U.S. Senate passage and a recent House hearing, I’m afraid you and I could be quickly approaching a FINAL showdown on the U.S. House floor over the National Internet Tax Mandate.

My fears may have been confirmed when a pro-Internet sales tax Representative recently said he expected Congress to approve the Mandate this year!

There’s no time to waste.

Unless you act today, you and I could be staring straight at an election year economic DISASTER - all brought on by Big Government statists in BOTH parties’ unholy alliance with their crony “capitalist” backers!

So won’t you please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators and return them IMMEDIATELY?

I'll give you the link to sign in just a moment, but first let me explain exactly what's at stake in this fight.

If passed, EVERY American will feel the pinch of the new Internet Tax Mandate - even those who don’t use the Internet or just log on to check email once in a blue moon!

Not only that, but it would hand the federal government massive new controls over state tax policies and set the stage for government at ALL levels to take yet another helping of your money via the Internet.

In fact, one member of Congress stated he supports the Internet Tax Mandate because it would make it easier to impose a national sales tax on American citizens!

I know if you listen to the so-called “experts,” nothing “controversial” is ever supposed to happen in Congress during election years.

But looking for ways to pocket more of our hard-earned money isn’t “controversial” to the politicians in Washington, D.C.

It’s politics as usual - especially when so many slick Washington, D.C. lobbyists representing supposedly “capitalist” corporations are just begging for this National Internet Tax Mandate!

Yes. You read that right.

Worried that many mom-and-pop small businesses all over the country are starting to outcompete and outsell their clients, slick corporate lobbyists are now DEMANDING passage of the National Internet Tax Mandate to help “cut down” on their competition!

And the politicians in BOTH parties - whose eyes sparkle at the thought of rolling in more taxpayer dough - seem more than happy to oblige.

I hope you’re as outraged as I am by this unholy alliance.

Using taxes, regulations, subsidies, and government FORCE to drive out competition and drive up profit margins is the very opposite of free market capitalism.

Truthfully, I wonder how long our American system of government will last if politicians in BOTH parties continue to auction off government-guaranteed success to the highest lobbyist bidders.

But that’s EXACTLY what some crony “capitalists” want.

In fact, one supposedly “pro-business” organization bragged they were preparing to spend up to $50 million this election year to DEFEAT candidates who refuse to play ball on issues like the National Internet Tax Mandate!

The ugly truth is this radical scheme could be devastating to the last shreds of American economic growth.

Under the National Internet Tax Mandate:

*** All Americans would pay more for the “privilege” of shopping online, as big-spending governors of BOTH parties work with the federal government to implement the Mandate.

Big-spending governors are running their states into bankruptcy, and - instead of reducing spending - they want Congress to force YOU to bail them out with Internet sales tax revenue!

*** Tax collectors in one state would now be free to pursue retailers across state lines. For example, if a customer in New York makes a purchase from an online retailer in Texas, that retailer MUST collect New York’s exorbitant sales taxes and send them to New York’s tax collection agencies.

*** New and higher taxes would CRUSH economic growth and set the stage for massive new regulations that threaten the very existence of the Internet.

That’s why it’s vital you act TODAY!

Because of the action of good folks like you, Campaign for Liberty’s members and supporters have so far been able to derail this scheme - even after the Senate’s passage of the National Internet Tax Mandate last year.

But House Republican leaders are openly working on their own version.

Whether they pass the Senate version or some similar scheme, I’m afraid the U.S. House may be our last chance to stop the National Internet Tax Mandate.

But it’s also critical your U.S. Senators hear from you as well, just in case another version of this legislation comes up in the Senate.

So please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators IMMEDIATELY.

And if you can, please agree to your most generous contribution, as well.

With your support, Campaign for Liberty will launch an all-out drive to turn up the heat on Congress to DEFEAT the National Internet Tax Mandate, including:

1) Contacting up to 12 million Americans via hard-hitting mail and email to alert them to facts about the National Internet Tax Mandate;

2) Running web ads on heavily trafficked websites, working the blogs, and launching a state-of-the-art Facebook campaign to reach and mobilize up to four million more supporters;

3) Working the talk radio lines, writing op-eds, and in the days before the vote, launching hard-hitting radio, newspaper, Internet, and TV ads calling on Representatives and Senators by name to vote AGAINST the National Internet Tax Mandate.

This won’t be cheap. But it will be what it takes to win.

So please take a moment to sign your petitions to your Representative and Senators TODAY.

And if you can, please make your most generous contribution, as well.

Perhaps you can afford a generous contribution of $15. If that’s too much, perhaps you can afford a generous gift of $10 or at least $5.

As I explained, the National Internet Tax Mandate will affect EVERY single American while benefiting only Big Government politicians who want more of our tax dollars and supposedly “capitalist” corporations who are seeking to drive out competition.

So please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators, and if you possibly can, agree to make your most generous contribution of $15, $10, or $5 today!

There’s no time to waste.

For Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman

P.S. Slick corporate lobbyists are doing everything in their power to RAM through a massive power grab - the National Internet Tax Mandate.

They know this Mandate, which EVERY American will feel the pinch of, will help “cut down” on their competition!

After U.S. Senate passage and a recent House hearing, I’m afraid you and I could be quickly approaching a FINAL showdown on the U.S. House floor over the National Internet Tax Mandate.

So please sign your petitions to your U.S. Representative and Senators and agree to make your most generous contribution of $15, $10, or at least $5 IMMEDIATELY!