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The U.S. Congress gets it, almost
July 21, 2008 by admin.
It seems that some in Congress understand that we are losing our rightful place as one of the world’s top tourist destinations: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/07/21/story10.html?b=1216612800^1670116
It is good that they realize that there is a problem, but charging current international tourists who have already decided to come to the United States an extra $10 fee to pay for the U.S. to encourage other international tourists to come to America? It seems a bit perverse to tax the people who have already decided to visit the U.S.A. to make up for the poor image that we have created for ourselves around the world. This has the potential to backfire and serve as yet another reminder that the American government sees international tourists as a source of revenue rather than the guests that they are. Guests who are visiting our country should be treated as such, not as potential criminals and a source of income. Just another reason that we are fast becoming the world’s newest evil empire.
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