Congress votes to permanently ban local internet taxes

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Many Americans will soon no longer pay local or state taxes to access the internet.
Congress voted 75-20 in favor of permanently banning taxes on internet access, and now only needs President Obama’s signature to become law.
“Allowing taxes on internet access would be a very regressive policy,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said. “It would especially hurt working class families.”
Wyden authored the original bill banning taxes on internet a