Posted on 06/28/2011 11:08:57 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
As the old axiom goes, if you want less of something, tax it.
Fools.
While it's certainly trying to, I expect that the real result will be a boom in out-of-state P.O. box rentals.
As much as I hate paying sales tax, I have no problem with this legislation. If Amazon has a corporate presence in a state, then it should have to live by the same rules as every other business in the state.
Of course this could result in Amazon closing all its California business entities, but that is the risk that California and Amazon will have to bear.
If I read this correctly they are not raising taxes, they are merely defining to whom the taxes will apply. Frankly I never knew that Amazon had a corporate presence in California. If so then they should be required to collect taxes like every other business in the state.
Since 1975
Yep. Just read recently that Texas made a deal to forgo the tax for a certain number of years (not sure how many years) in exchange for Amazon building facilities and employing 5,000. people.
Amazon contracts with retailers within the state to sell goods on Amazon. Like a seafood store in SF selling Joe's King Crab on Amazon. Amazon is the broker. CA wants to claim that this, in their reality, is a physical presence within the state by Amazon.
Well, we’ll see if Bezos has the male anatomy to dump the affiliates in California.
If the buyer and the seller are both located in the same state, then the seller should be obligated to collect the sales tax like they do with every other in-state transaction.
Frankly I don't see why there is an exception for Amazon or any other mail order entity. While Amazon may not be liable for the collection of the fee, I don't see how a seller in California can avoid the responsibility to collect the tax on a sale shipped to California from their Callifornia facility. It makes no logical sense as to why there should be any exemption.
The last thing I want to do is to have to pay a 10% sales tax on every item I buy from Amazon, but I don't see how Amazon should be able to skirt the laws that apply to all the brick and mortar stores.
You got me then. I can’t see how they can force an out-of-state retailer to collect sales tax when they sell to CA citizens if they don’t have a presence in the state.
Too long!!
Born and raised in California, and 63 years later the Mrs. and I are looking to leave the state once and for all. I hate the word hopeless, but this state is truly hopeless. Election after election (fraud and all) we keep sending the inmates back to Sacramento to oversee the asylum.
My new name for the sate is Greeceafornia!
Were I Amazon, I would say goodbye to the Kalifornia market rather than become entangled in Marxist-State red tape and the future lawsuits/harassment which any business can expect from leftists.
Unnecessarily. I was just re-posting a thought directly from another poster. So, no thanks for the lesson.
When Jerry Brown was on the Board of Director at ICN Pharmaceuticals, he did not know what a balance sheet was. This was 15 years AFTER he was governor of CA.
Are you that naive to believe this is about fairness??? Justice??? Those days are long gone. It's strictly about the parasite class sucking as much hard earned money from the citizens as possible.
No business pays taxes, they all eventually come from individuals. It is distressing to still see that some Freepers believe taxes are okay, if they seem evenly applied. Bullc**p.
Any business that can fight and legally not pay taxes deserves the respect of those who cherish Liberty. Government at ALL levels are out of control. The sooner we can start choking off the parasite class, the sooner our Republic can once again prosper.
The brick and mortar argument is a straw man. The fundamental problem is government is out of control and must be rolled back.
I wish I could apologize, but I can’t.
No, it is about the law applying to everyone. We are a government of laws and not men. Do you disagree with that notion?
No business pays taxes, they all eventually come from individuals
That is a legal fiction. Obviously you never owned a business. The reality is the businesses do pay taxes. In this case, however, the taxes are indeed to be paid by the individual. The businesses (as part of their business license agreement) are required to COLLECT taxes at the point of sale from the purchaser. So your argument is irrelevant to the issue.
The brick and mortar argument is a straw man.
Obviously you don't know what a straw man argument is.
The fundamental problem is government is out of control and must be rolled back.
THAT is a straw man argument.
Don't say that I didn't give you a chance to avoid this.
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