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Congress takes up Amazon sales tax issue
LA Times ^ | July 30, 2011 | Marc Lifsher

Posted on 07/30/2011 5:18:56 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduces legislation that would require online retailers such as Amazon to collect sales taxes. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) plans a similar measure in the House.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: amazon; barterandswap; barterforgetgoodwill; buyfromconservatives; conyers; discriminatesocially; durbin; exploretaxexemptions; familybusinesses; firelefties; hireintelligently; internetsalestax; keepyourmoneyclose; payincometaxeslikege; salestax; shunliberals; starvethebastards; taxes
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Here it comes - since the States cannot directly tax interstate sales, the Democrats will ride to the rescue, and most likely share a chunk (but certainly not all) of these taxes...
1 posted on 07/30/2011 5:19:00 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines
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To: FromTheSidelines

My state already taxes online sales. Leave Amazon alone!


2 posted on 07/30/2011 5:20:24 PM PDT by madison10
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To: FromTheSidelines

won’t pass the house.

the l.a. times wants more taxes so that the state of

californicate can pay their unions.


3 posted on 07/30/2011 5:21:05 PM PDT by ken21 (dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: FromTheSidelines

Why does this O’Jays song come to my mind?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVUvpdT-NY


4 posted on 07/30/2011 5:23:07 PM PDT by rockvillem
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To: FromTheSidelines

Great!

I was just thinking that taxes are way too low. :)

/sarc


5 posted on 07/30/2011 5:23:40 PM PDT by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: FromTheSidelines

Dick is trying to sneak a lot of his commie crap through while everyone is paying attention to the economy and the “debt ceiling crisis”. We really need to keep an eye on this bass turd is up to.


6 posted on 07/30/2011 5:23:43 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Barry! Compromise this!!!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Dick Durbin, before he dicks you.


7 posted on 07/30/2011 5:27:10 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: ken21

California vendors won’t be selling through Amazon is all that will cause. I’m sure that will help them out.


8 posted on 07/30/2011 5:27:33 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: FromTheSidelines

Democrats doing what they do best-destroy jobs.


9 posted on 07/30/2011 5:28:27 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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to collect sales taxes

Typo. What they meant to say was "SLAVE' taxes.

(Now get off your computers, and get back to work you lazy, no good slackers. The democrat base wants to feed again.)

10 posted on 07/30/2011 5:28:27 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: FromTheSidelines

Amazon screwed up. They didn’t give the Democrats a big enough pay off.


11 posted on 07/30/2011 5:29:05 PM PDT by elhombrelibre ("I'd rather be ruled by the Tea Party than the Democratic Party." Norman Podhoretz)
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Tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax...

That’s all the Democrats stand for these days. These guys are absolutely desperate to keep the crumbling social welfare state intact. More than ever they are nothing but the party of taxation and regulation.


12 posted on 07/30/2011 5:30:25 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: FromTheSidelines

Hey Dick less, Use some of this “Free”on our dime Time you have,To Grow a Brain!


13 posted on 07/30/2011 5:30:45 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
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To: rockvillem

The only song of this style that I ever liked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGCtjBpWRA


14 posted on 07/30/2011 5:31:00 PM PDT by Revel
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To: fortheDeclaration

Don’t forget, 80% of us want an increase in taxes.


15 posted on 07/30/2011 5:31:33 PM PDT by donhunt (I am sick and tired of those bastards insulting and lying to me.)
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"Retail Industry Leaders Assn. The Arlington, Va., trade group includes major national chains including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Corp."

A lobby in favor of collecting state sales taxes for Internet purchases. It includes many smaller retail businesses, too.


16 posted on 07/30/2011 5:34:06 PM PDT by familyop ("Plan? There ain't no plan!" --Pigkiller, "Beyond Thunderdome")
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To: FromTheSidelines

Democrats from Illinois and Michigan only think solutions to budget problems are dealt with by taxes. That’s how they’ve gotten their states out of fiscal disaster - oh wait, THEY HAVEN’T!!!!!


17 posted on 07/30/2011 5:34:35 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: FromTheSidelines

Two communists RATS once again by Federal law compelling its citizens to go to hell and we will run your lives.


18 posted on 07/30/2011 5:35:02 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: FromTheSidelines

The Democrats are driving out every business this country has. Amazon will move out of the US and more jobs will be lost. When will these idiots finally realize their policies don’t work?!


19 posted on 07/30/2011 5:35:11 PM PDT by voveo
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To: Longbow1969

For conservatives, TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already.

For libs and democrats, TEA stands for Tax ‘Em Again.


20 posted on 07/30/2011 5:36:18 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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