Support the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ – Halt regressive taxes that impact every user, and hit those on fixed budgets the hardest

The Issue

The U.S. Congress is working to forge consumer-friendly tax policies that will impact hundreds of millions of wireless consumers just like you. Cell phone service was once considered a luxury but having a cell phone is now a daily lifeline for most consumers.  It's become an all too important resource for working class Americans who feel the pinch of regressive wireless taxes and fees each month.  

The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1002 (Lofgren-Franks ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) on November 1, 2011. This bipartisan, strongly-supported pro-consumer legislation will provide immediate much-needed wireless tax relief to American wireless users, their families, and their businesses – by putting a stop to rising state and local taxes and fees, for a moratorium period of five years.  

Now, it’s time for the Senate to follow suit and take action to protect consumers when they need it most. The identical companion bill, S. 543 (Wyden-Snowe ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) is currently being considered in the Senate Finance Committee, and must be passed as well in order for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ to go to the President for his signature.

You can help today! Please urge your Senators to join their colleagues from the House, and support and vote for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act' today. Senators and staff can contact original sponsor Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to co-sponsor the important legislation.

Let’s keep wireless affordable and accessible for ALL Americans. Say NO to all new, discriminatory state and local wireless taxes & fees – for 5 years!

 

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MyWireless.orgPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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The Issue

The U.S. Congress is working to forge consumer-friendly tax policies that will impact hundreds of millions of wireless consumers just like you. Cell phone service was once considered a luxury but having a cell phone is now a daily lifeline for most consumers.  It's become an all too important resource for working class Americans who feel the pinch of regressive wireless taxes and fees each month.  

The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1002 (Lofgren-Franks ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) on November 1, 2011. This bipartisan, strongly-supported pro-consumer legislation will provide immediate much-needed wireless tax relief to American wireless users, their families, and their businesses – by putting a stop to rising state and local taxes and fees, for a moratorium period of five years.  

Now, it’s time for the Senate to follow suit and take action to protect consumers when they need it most. The identical companion bill, S. 543 (Wyden-Snowe ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’) is currently being considered in the Senate Finance Committee, and must be passed as well in order for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act’ to go to the President for his signature.

You can help today! Please urge your Senators to join their colleagues from the House, and support and vote for the ‘Wireless Tax Fairness Act' today. Senators and staff can contact original sponsor Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) to co-sponsor the important legislation.

Let’s keep wireless affordable and accessible for ALL Americans. Say NO to all new, discriminatory state and local wireless taxes & fees – for 5 years!

 

avatar of the starter
MyWireless.orgPetition StarterPatton has spent years making an impact as an organizer, campaign manager and consultant. Online and off, his clients have consistently won tough campaigns, raising millions of dollars, driving millions of actions, moving millions of voters, and picking up a couple of Pollie Awards along the way. As a campaigner, he's run legislative races in the middle of nowhere and coordinated government relations efforts for large national advocacy groups. As a consultant, Patton developed media and strategy for Democratic candidates and unions as Senior Strategist at Compass Media Group in Chicago, provided fundraising and advocacy strategy for major nonprofits as Senior Account Executive at Donordigital in Berkeley, and did a fair bit of solo work in those fields. As Senior Campaign Strategist at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, he can't wait to tie it all together. Patton is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He lives in Oakland with his wife and a pretty awesome puppy.
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Petition created on January 6, 2012