[xrp]

The Spanish-American War 3% tax on long distance phone is gone! Wow, only takes government 108 years to end a tax, nothing like the efficiency of government.

Take note in the article how the author cites how this will cost the poor, pitiful government $46,000,000,000.00. No mention of how much this saves the taxpayer, of course. Government knows best!

[Enterprise]

Well, if we're lucky, in another 108 years, more taxes will be cut off. It takes them a while, but they eventually get around to it.

[Red Badger]

That's $48Billion dollars that will circulate thru the economy instead of thru the bureaucracy...........

[Personal Responsibility]

Now that we got rid of that we can start asking about others. When did Sales Tax get implemented?

[xrp]

Just wanted to see if this passes as ok, or if it still violates USAToday's hatred filters.

thanks!

[tomnbeverly]

If we were allowed the interest only on all the taxes that we pay in our lifetime we would all be rich.

[Coldwater Creek]

I will guarantee that it is no longer profitable for the government to collect this tax, or it would still be on your bill.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Treasury Announces End to Long-Distance Telephone Excise Tax

Feds cut off phone tax after 108 years

[King Moonracer]

You must be travelling today to be reading McNews®

[BluH2o]

Rest assured this 108 year old tax will be replaced with something even more lucrative for government. At this moment in Washington they're trying to come up with a tax on the Internet ... as in a e-mail tax. Just a matter of time ... and it won't take 108 years.

[The Great RJ]

Note this is only the excise tax on long distance service and the 3% tax on local phone service still stands. Though I have been paying my own phone bills for nearly 30 years my refund will only go to 2003. Also no word whether this refund will also cover the excise tax collected on your cellular service.

While this repeal is long overdue, I'm certain new taxes will soon be levied on my Internet access to pay for subsidizing broadband service in rural areas.

[The Great RJ]

Note this is only the excise tax on long distance service and the 3% tax on local phone service still stands. Though I have been paying my own phone bills for nearly 30 years my refund will only go to 2003. Also no word whether this refund will also cover the excise tax collected on your cellular service.

While this repeal is long overdue, I'm certain new taxes will soon be levied on my Internet access to pay for subsidizing broadband service in rural areas.

[stompk]

the article i read said they conceded after losing 10 appeals.

they didn't really give it up very easily, did they?

[Daus]

The good news:
The Spanish-American War 3% tax on long distance phone is gone!

The BAD news:
The 4% War On Terror tax was just added.

:)

[theDentist]

Be prepared for a new 4% tax... from somewhere...

[HamiltonJay]

Damn that Santorum for pushing to end this tax... damned liberal RINO.... Gotta sit on my hands this Novemember and make sure we don't send his libearl butt back to Washington.

[Old_Mil]

Well, this is a good sign. I suppose this means that we won't be seeing "temporary" guest worker status renewed for longer than 108 years for any given individual.

[KMJames]

...tax on long distance phone is gone...

This is a terrible thing. How are we going to pay for this tax cut?

[Young Werther]

The Income Tax was first imposed during the Civil War and re-imposed during the First World War. So Maybe it is in the twilight of its existence!

I hope!

[kellynla]

I'd rather the Feds kept the 15 billion and build two walls;
one on the Mexican border and one on the Canadian.

[jpl]

When it comes to eliminating taxes, better late than never I say.