Rep. Paul Ryan said that an Internet tax isn't a bad idea but that the
devil was in the details.
"It's got to be done the right way," Mr. Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, said in
The Hill. But the "concept" is right.
"The legitimate concern is can it be used to do other forms of taxation or
retroactive taxation? You have got to make sure it doesn't do that. I don't
think the Senate bill is written in a tight enough way to do that," Mr. Ryan,
the 2012 GOP candidate for vice president, said, as Breitbart reported.
Mr. Ryan made the statements by explanation of his opposition to the Senate bill
and said there is a fair "way to address this inequity without giving the
government power to expand taxing authority beyond that intent."
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, disagreed. Internet sales taxes won't level the
playing field between "brick and mortar stores" and online sellers, he said on
Breitbart. The taxes instead would only grow government further.
"Make no mistake," he said, as Breitbart reported. "Big business supports this
bill because it will drive smaller competitors off the Internet and out of
business."
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