Posted on 05/06/2013 4:31:33 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
The US Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at ending tax-free shopping on the internet but the move looks set to face fierce opposition before it becomes law.
The Marketplace Fairness Act, which has cross-party supporter and the backing of powerful retailers, would give states the power to require retailers with sales over $1m to collect state and local sales taxes for online purchases.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Just gives government more power as most laws do.And that’s not good because we have too many laws and too much government that these laws mandate
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Can you say STOOPID LAW?
Yes, I can!
I wonder if this would apply to third party sellers on the big online shopping sites.
"All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives;"
Has this already passed the House, or are we just disregarding The Constitution when it is convenient?
The MF Act, for short...
But the online outfits in their states already do. Do the brick and mortar stores charge the sales taxes of the jurisdiction where all of their customers shop?
And of course local and state governments are greedy for the money.
Nearly every state with a sales tax has a mechanism by which they can collect sales tax on out of state purchases made by their residents.
Hoping it goes nowhere in the house, but it makes one wonder, if its going nowhere in the house, why would a single senate R vote for it? Fix in?
I’m against this internet sales tax crap, I’m just saying there are a lot of supposed conservatives that are for it.
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Baldwin (D-WI), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Begich (D-AK), Not Voting
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Not Voting
Cowan (D-MA), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Cruz (R-TX), Nay
Donnelly (D-IN), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Flake (R-AZ), Nay
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Heinrich (D-NM), Yea
Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea
Heller (R-NV), Nay
Hirono (D-HI), Yea
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Kaine (D-VA), Yea
King (I-ME), Yea
Kirk (R-IL), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moran (R-KS), Not Voting
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Paul (R-KY), Nay
Portman (R-OH), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Rubio (R-FL), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Scott (R-SC), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Warren (D-MA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
How can this be constitutional when long ago mail order sales across state lines were ruled exempt under the Commerce Clause?
The only difference between mail order sales and internet sales is the method of merchant contact by the buyer, mail order is by mail or phone and internet is by internet or phone.
The delivery method is the same.
that adds more regulatory burden on businesses and creates more government departments to oversee all that . Almost all laws/bills do this. government is the problem. democrats : their main goal is to increase government power which leads to a decrease in individual rights and freedom and a less efficient economy.
They just can’t leave capitalism alone, got to
smother it any way they can.
The youngsters in Ohio whom Obama told to “reject voices warning of government tyranny” should just LOVE this.
That count is incorrect. Flake (AZ) did not vote. “Present,” just like Obastard would have.
Too many laws, most not needed. If we had a law against stupid people, or naive people, we could do away with most laws. Instead, we have stupid naive people creating more laws. And we have stupid naive people voting in stupid naive legislators who make more stupid laws.
I think it’s because the USPS doesn’t get their piece of the action on the internet. Someone might ship by UPS or FedEx rather than the post office, and we can’t have that.
Agree, these pukes have no scruples when using emotional names for new tax bills. The Sheeple are easily swayed and placated when you sugar coat a shit sandwich.
Eliminate the USPS and problem solved!
At least cut them to one delivery a week.
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