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e-commerce_wh_19961211.paper: draft report, "A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce" by Sr. White House Policy Advisor Ira Magaziner, in which a more moderate view on encryption policy is offered, Internet Taxes are opposed, and Internet content censorship is to be avoided. It is obvious that not everyone within the US Administration agrees with Magaziner. (Dec. 11, 1996)
hr995_1997.bill: Tax-Free Internet Act of 1997, H.R.995, introduced by Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL). Prohibits federal US taxation of Internet.
itfa_1997_wyden.analysis: House-organ analysis of the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1997, by Rep. Ron Wyden's staff.
itfa_white_19970313.statement: statement of Rep. Rick White (R-WA) on the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1997 introduced by White, Rep. Ron Wyden, and Sen. Chris Cox. (Mar. 13, 1997)
itfa_wyden_199703.statement: statement of Rep. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1997 introduced by Wyden, Rep. Rick White, and Sen. Chris Cox. (Mar., 1997)
itfa_townhall_chat_19970428.announce: announcement of an online chat between Internet Tax Freedom Act sponsors and interested members of the public via the TownHall.com forum, Apr. 30, 1997. (issued Apr. 28).

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20010314_nettax_sen_hearing/: index of testimony from US Senate Commerce Committee hearing on whether Congress should allow states to require all remote sellers to collect and remit sales taxes on deliveries into that state, provided that states and localities dramatically simplify their sales and use tax systems (i.e., allow the states to tax the Internet to death and ruin the economy, according to many economists). Documents are in PDF format, with an HTML index. (Mar. 14, 2001)

PRI Internet Taxation Paper (2001): Report prepared for Calif. state legislature by the Pacific Research Institute, demonstrating that even currently-legal Internet sales taxes are costing more jobs (ergo more income taxes, offline sales taxes, and other government revenue than the Net sales taxes are worth), and that more Internet taxes will be economically disastrous.