Posted on 08/02/2012 8:11:39 AM PDT by 92nina
They’ve nickle and dimed us to death
Fools like Alexander are 100% stupid on this issue. If they force taxes for state to state then consumers will go OUT of state.
Government needs corporations
Corporations do not need the governments.
Local governments use sales taxes to promote and benefit their local brick-and-mortar businesses. Making an out of state internet seller collect those taxes for them is basically requiring them to do the work to collect and forward tax money that will be used to benefit their competition, who will put them out of business if they can.
Heeere comes our national sales tax!
The democrats’ wet dream is coming true
But the govt uses it a lot.
You don’t want our troops to get paid?
Local governments use sales taxes to promote and benefit their local brick-and-mortar businesses. Making an out of state internet seller collect those taxes for them is basically requiring them to do the work to collect and forward tax money that will be used to benefit their competition, who will put them out of business if they can.
Here in NH, we have no sales tax.
People have been adamant that if the state imposes a sales or income tax, they will have to repeal the property tax.
Most of us will buy local or shop by phone if the feds do this.
As for states that already have a sales tax, I surmise that most of those folks are already rankled about the state sales tax.
Having to fork-over additional sales tax to the feds is a deal-killer.
Actually the proper internet tax method is to realize that it’s mail order and all the old mail order rules apply exactly the same way as they did for the Sears catalog in the 19th century. Really this is a puzzle that’s been solved, and everybody conveniently forgot about it in the 90s.
Some small local businesses are already reverting to cash only.
Now, why do you think that is?
:)
We don't need a third party; we need a second party....
Or Craigslist will become even more popular and there will be even more bartering.
FedGuv Inc gets enough money.
I would rather buy local.
If it happens, I will buy locally,even if they have to order the item...I am 70 years old,and have paid the feds a lot of money in taxes.....I am fed up with it is their money and let us use it. After $100,000 in education, it is my money..We did it...my wife and I....thank God for a wonderful CHRISTIAN WOMAN..
I can understand large and even some specific medium sized companies trying this, but; no mom and pop shop or any average Ebay seller should be expected to collect taxes and send them to every state that they or he and/or she sold an item or more to. This is another administrative nightmare for every small business, not to mention the time wasted and the cost. So, are these sellers or even of used goods going to have to charge a tax,too? Once something like this starts where does it end?
Agreed. This WY. Rep must have his head in the sand, as he darn sure is not pro business. He sounds like an attorney or more like a person who has worked for the gov all his life. Read this carefully about the 9,600 different tax rates. Heck, we have 9.25 here, and 6 miles down the interstate it is less in the next county. Talk about a nighmare -UNREAL.The Internet business will dry up for all but the largest corporations.
You forgot 'cuts to police and fire', 'it's for the children', 'babies going hungry' and 'wanting grandma to eat dog food while pushing her down the steps'.
To believe that any group is committed to reducing their money is naive. Even churches don’t do that.
The only spending that a political party wants to reduce, is the other party’s spending. Who would/could run on a platform of reducing their own spending? They would never get elected.
Got that right, but it would be a waste of dog food.
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