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Posted on 11/07/2014 12:35:16 PM PST by SoConPubbie
Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) warned that some congressional Republicans hope to cooperate with Democrats in passing an internet sales tax after the elections.
Cruz said party leadership could take up the bill in the lame-duck session, when recently-defeated Democrats would be able to support the bill.
“There are some voices in Washington who want a lame duck precisely so they can engage in corporate welfare and blame it on the Democrats,” Cruz told National Review Online. “One of my greatest concerns during a lame duck is that we could see leaders in both parties pushing through a nationwide internet sales tax. That is one of the favorite causes of the corporate lobbyists on K Street, to jack up taxes on millions of mom-and-pop internet retailers. Now, that helps all the big businesses at the expense of the little guy.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has opposed the internet sales tax during this Congress, but the bill has some Republican support.
Senator Michael Enzi (R., Wyo.) wants the Senate to pass the bill, even in the lame-duck.
“[An Enzi spokesman] said the legislation had a strong chance to be voted on in December, which lobbyists on both sides expect as well,” the Washington Examiner reported in September.
Proponents of the legislation say that current law already requires the tax to be paid by all retailers, but only brick-and-mortar businesses are being required to collect the tax.
“Consumers are required under existing state laws to pay sales and use taxes on the goods they purchase, but online sellers simply are not required to collect the tax in the same way that local businesses do – which puts local businesses at a disadvantage,” a website supporting the legislation argues. ”Consumers can be audited and charged with penalties for failing to pay sales and use taxes, but too often states are unable to enforce this requirement.”
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Such Hubris in the DC Establishment that everytime a penny passes from one person’s hand to another that they are ALWAYS ENTITLED to some of it....
Give them HELL Ted!
Run Ted, Run them OUT OF DC!
he’ll probably get a boatload of libs and progressives on his side if he keeps this up! They wants their free interwebs!
The RINO-Dem Coalition won’t just pass amnesty I guess
With SOME exceptions conspicuous by their rarity (Cruz, Lee and a handful of others) looks like the Beltway establishment Pubbies have once again hit the ground CRAWLING. Can GROVELING be far behind?
THE CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD IS 202-224-3121!
Put it in your speed dial as I suspect we’ll be using it a lot over the next few years and beyond.
WHY?
Here’s why:
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; if it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” — Judge Learned Hand, 1944
It’s worth the call just to experience the WORST “Music on Hold” system in the known universe!
(Ya suppose they’re trying to economize? LOL)
The GOPe is the democrats greatest asset.
Nothing like letting your first act after being returned to power be a new tax.
The GOPe is the democrats greatest asset.
Nothing like letting your first act after being returned to power be a new tax.
Whew! For a couple days, I was worried that Republicans might actually oppose the tyranny being imposed by Democrats. I’m glad to see they are willing to work together to “get things done.”
Remind me again why this election was held? Was there a point to it?
This really ticks me off. Taxation without representation. I buy something in Illinois while I’m in Illinois, and I have it shipped to Georgia where there isn’t a store, there’s no sales tax. How is that different? Dick Durbin is behind this.
Let the formation of a real opposition party begin!
Feet to the fire, or burn out your base, what will it be?
Go Ted!
When is Enzi up?
So I sell on guitar on Ebay, I have to collect sales tax? BS!
I think if the Federal Government was ONLY funded by a capped 10% Import/Export Tariff the borders would be 100% secure!
We don’t need principled people in DC. Really.
Anyone with an R is better than a Democrat.
Really.
“...Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has opposed the internet sales tax during this Congress, but the bill has some Republican support....”
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If this comes about in the lame duck session, the RINOs would be part of the 60 votes needed for closure (in other words allowing it to proceed to a vote) but would technically vote against the bill later so as to not be a part of the 50/51 votes needed to pass the bill. They’d later claim “I voted against this monstrosity” and then collect their checks from the K Street crowd.
Hopefully it would fail in the House.
[ Well, since conservatives are for limited government, and the government has no business taxing the internet, it seems it is universal, doesn’t it? ]
The internet economy has been ONE of the ONLY things these days keeping the economy in general from completely crashing, and they want to start bleeding the Goose that is laying the current golden eggs....
Taxes, taxes, taxes. :)
You greedy little people just aren’t paying your fair share. :)
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