This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------E652A0D97258CA976D0FB070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FYI "THE POWER TO TAX IS THE POWER TO DESTROY" --------------E652A0D97258CA976D0FB070 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from home.worldnetdaily.com (home.worldnetdaily.com [206.24.105.158]) by gtwn.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id CAA00736 for <pknicholson@gtwn.net>; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 02:35:46 -0600 (CST) Received: by home.worldnetdaily.com (Postfix) id 8AEC01E81D; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:15:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by home.worldnetdaily.com (Postfix, from userid 54) id ACDF01E827; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:14:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from cave2.cavenet.com (ns1.cavenet.com [207.14.166.253]) by home.worldnetdaily.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A66191E852 for <wndalert@worldnetdaily.com>; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:08:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from [207.14.166.17] (unverified [207.14.166.17]) by cave2.cavenet.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.179) with ESMTP id <B0000245237@cave2.cavenet.com> for <wndalert@worldnetdaily.com>; Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:08:01 -0800 Delivered-To: wndalert-outgoing@worldnetdaily.com Delivered-To: wndalert@worldnetdaily.com X-Sender: webman@cavenet.com Message-Id: <v0300780ab48cce9fdd14@[207.14.166.17]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:07:34 -0800 To: wndalert@worldnetdaily.com From: WorldNetDaily <newsalerts@worldnetdaily.com> Subject: NewsAlert Special WorldNetDaily News Alert Sender: autoreply@worldnetdaily.com Precedence: list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 *** Please do not respond to this message. This WND subscriber alert is handled by a system which does not process incoming mail. See below for administrative options. Thank you. *** Special WorldNetDaily News Alert WND to lead charge against Net tax Online newspaper sponsors major petition drive WorldNetDaily is launching a national online petition drive called "DON'T TAX THE NET!" http://www.worldnetdaily.com/petition/dont_tax_internet.php3 With the issue of Internet taxation rapidly emerging as one of the key issues of the presidential campaign season, the popular Internet newspaper is sponsoring a massive petition campaign "to inform legislators and government officials who need to know about the opposition of their constituents -- their bosses -- to Internet taxation in any form," said Joseph Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily. "We want to provide a forum through which the public could easily and effectively convey to the government their opposition to taxes on Internet commerce," said Farah. Although the explosive issue of Internet taxation is officially in limbo -- the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, established by Congress so lawmakers could pass the buck, ended its recent meeting in disagreement -- the idea of taxing the Net is demanding that politicians take a stand. Supporters of the Internet tax include those who regard the lack of a levy on e-commerce as unfair competition for "brick-and-mortar" retail businesses, since they have to collect sales taxes for their state government. One of the prime backers of the Net tax, predictably, is the National Association of Governors, which has proposed the "trusted third party" tax collection scheme. "The Internet is fueling America's economic growth," said Farah. "A Net tax would insert the government right into the middle of the most revolutionary, popular and private medium for communications and commerce the world has ever seen. Why ruin a good thing?" The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce will hold its fourth and final meeting in March, after which it will presumably make its recommendations to Congress as to whether or not to tax the Net. In the meantime, Farah is urging every Internet user to sound off now -- before it's too late. "Please sign the petition right now and then pass this email on to every friend on your email address book," Farah said. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/petition/dont_tax_internet.php3 *** This list is distributed to those who have requested the WorldNetDaily News Alert service. For additions or deletions, please visit our subscriber services web page at http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_wnd/19981117_xreso_sign_up_em.shtml Other inquiries may be addressed to news@worldnetdaily.com Copyright 1999 WorldNetDaily.com --------------E652A0D97258CA976D0FB070--