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Free-market Coalition Letter Supporting The Wireless Tax Fairness Act

Free-market Coalition Letter Supporting The Wireless Tax Fairness Act
N&V Staff
July 14, 2011

(Americans for Tax Reform) – July 13, 2011

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary

RE: Support H.R. 1002/S. 543, Freezing State and Local Wireless Taxation

Dear Member of Congress:

We the undersigned groups – representing millions of Americans – urge you to support the Wireless Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 1002/S. 543) to put a five-year freeze on attempts by state and local governments to raise taxes on wireless services. Not only are wireless taxes already excessively high and discriminatory, but they also significantly restrain the growth and expansion of broadband.

Across the country, state and local governments are putting a substantial burden on consumers by raising discriminatory taxes on wireless services to fund special interest projects and cover up overspending addictions. Today, the average consumer pays upwards of 16 percent in taxes on their wireless bill every month. In some localities, wireless taxes have skyrocketed to well over 25 percent.

A federal solution to curbing wireless taxation has become imperative. The mandatory freeze on wireless taxes under H.R. 1002/S. 543 is a pro-consumer, probusiness, anti-tax, and bipartisan solution to this growing problem.

Nationally, these taxes on wireless cost consumers over $21 billion annually, making it more expensive to run a business and more difficult to maintain a household budget. Almost 90% of Americans rely on cell phones and a growing majority utilizes mobile broadband. Yet, all but three states tax wireless higher than they do the sale of general goods or services, and some states tax wireless despite having no sales tax on other goods or services. Taxes targeting wireless service make it significantly less affordable and inhibit universal adoption, especially for low-income families, small business owners, rural Americans, and seniors.

We urge you to support and co-sponsor H.R. 1002/S. 543 to freeze discriminatory increases in state and local wireless taxes. Wireless today doesn’t recognize city and state borders, and the wireless consumer shouldn’t have to either.

Sincerely,

Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform

Andrew Moylan, Vice President of Government Affairs National Taxpayers Union

Tom Schatz, President, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

Phil Kerpen, Vice President for Policy. Americans for Prosperity

Chuck Muth, President, Citizen Outreach

Kelly William Cobb, Executive Director, Digital Liberty

Carl Gipson, Director, Small Business, Technology and Telecommunications, Washington Policy Center

Jeffrey Mazzella, President, Center for Individual Freedom

Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

Dino Teppara, Chairman, Indian American Conservative Council

Hance Haney, Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute

Ryan Radia, Associate Director of Technology Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute

Seton Motley, President, Less Government

John Stephenson, Director, Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council

Jonathan Williams, Director, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council

Jim Martin, Chairman, 60 Plus Association

Mario H. Lopez, President, Hispanic Leadership Fund

Dr. William Greene, President, RightMarch.com

George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom

Sam Slom, President, Smart Business Hawaii

Chip Faulkner, Executive Director, Citizens for Limited Taxation

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