eBay Applauds Resolution to Support Small Internet Businesses
July 29th, 2010
Today in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Paul Hodes (D-NH), along with Congressmen Schrader (D-OR), Pitts (R-PA), Lungren (R-CA), and Congresswoman Capito (R-WV), introduced H. Res 1570, a bipartisan resolution supporting the “preservation of Internet Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses.” This resolution expresses the growing opposition to a bill introduced earlier this month by Congressman Delahunt (D-MA), which would impose onerous new tax burdens on small online retailers by requiring the collection and remittance of sales tax for every purchase in every sales tax jurisdiction nationwide. Click here to read more about the resolution and eBay's statement.
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Momentum Builds in Opposition to New Internet Sales Tax
July 29th, 2010
eBay has been a vocal opponent of Congress' plan to levy new Internet sales taxes on some of our favorite small business retailers (including eBay sellers and buyers). Since eBay VP Tod Cohen spoke out last week, many other companies and advocacy groups have joined the effort.
Click here to see what organizations and the media are saying about the anti-small business legislation.
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Congress Moves to Stabilize Postal Rates
July 28th, 2010
Last week, a subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took an important step forward in strengthening the long-term financial health of the U.S. Postal Service by passing H.R. 5746, the United States Postal Service's CSRS Obligation Modification Act of 2010. The bill could provide financial relief to the Postal Service and hopefully to online retailers like eBay sellers and buyers. Click here to read more about the bill and a Sharif Sleiman's testimony, Director of Global Procurement at eBay Inc.
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Net Neutrality
eBay supports Net Neutrality legislation that will prohibit Network Operators from replacing the robust open Internet with "Pay to Play" private networks that will force out and discriminate against content and service providers that refuse to pay new tolls.
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