Posted on 04/23/2013 1:54:01 PM PDT by Jean S
Proposed Internet sales-tax legislation received a huge boost on Monday when the White House officially backed the bill, saying it would level the playing field among online and retail stores by ensuring that both pay sales taxes.
“Today, while local small-business retailers follow the law and collect sales taxes from customers who make purchases in their stores, many big-business online and catalogue retailers do not collect the same taxes,” White House press secretary Jay Carney. “This puts local, neighborhood-based small businesses at a disadvantage to big, out-of-state, online companies.”
Now, the Senate is scheduled to debate the Internet sales-tax legislation for the remainder of the week, and the bill is largely expected to pass (a similar, nonbinding amendment was approved weeks ago, 75-24).
The so-called “Marketplace Fairness Act” would allow a state to collect sales tax on Internet purchases made by its residents, even if the Internet company has its headquarters in a different state. It would exempt online companies with sales of less than $1 million a year from collecting or paying the sales taxes, and it would add roughly $10.1 billion a year to local government coffers, according to the Congressional Research Service, at a time when most states are looking for any and all fiscal fixes.
But, the essence of the fight really pits industry against industry.
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“it would level the playing field among online and retail stores by ensuring that both pay sales taxes”
How about no one pays sales tax, @#$@hole?
If it passes, boycott the locals. Let the officious criminals make the next move. [There’s no next move that won’t end without the commie/fascist crooks being brought to justice.]
Didn’t Boehner say he was done with tax increases?
Also, since this is a revenue bill, how can it originate in the Senate?
It's not a revenue bill since it doesn't actually raise a tax. It allows states to collect taxes on sales from businesses in other states shipping across state lines.
It will never pass the house. It won't even get out of committee.
“As long as there are “tax free” Internet sales, there will be a cap on local taxes. As soon as that ends the lid can come off.”
I hadn’t considered this aspect of it. This is a great point. They are trying to sell this as tax fairness and somehow local governments will do the right thing and lower taxes on everyone after the tax base is broadened. But the exact opposite is likely to occur, especially in states with complete Dem control, like here in MN where I live.
Get ready to stop purchasing things on the internet.
How can we get rid of that illegal POS who is trashing America/the White House?
GAH!!!
My only consolation is that the Good Lord is keeping Tabs on everything Zero does and says. It may not help us now, but NO ONE can escape the Final Judgement.
Get Ready To Be Tracked on Internet Purchases...
Every knew this was coming
Wait until corrupt biggov attempts to censor nearly everything on the net and they announce they want to assign everyone and Internet ID.
They’re not too happy since even those drooling in cups have seen CNN and the media are hysterical, biased, corrupt, pro big government and basically do and say as government tells them to.
This hussein character, a Karl Marx clone if ever there was one, NEVER saw a tax he couldn’t love.
So we need even BIGGER Government for "fairness"...
why? Besides the fact they want more money and not less ... they know online shopping is not just about saving taxes as compared to brick and mortar shopping. People like the convenience of buying from their home, avoiding crowds etc. So the feds KNOW that an internet tax will not significantly reduce demand. Sure some people will protest etc but the world will go on. It is generally elastic. They know this and know it is a magic cash cow.
But Obama isn’t the one in charge of doing this..... /s
I hear that argument a lot and it bothers me.
Who’s name will be signed on the bill? Who has the power to veto? Is what I tell people when they bring up that argument.
That's the first thing Jay Carney has ever said that made any sense!
the Republican throat-slitting-contest
(their own) just goes on and on
“It’s just a piece of paper”
I won’t waste my dime trying to contact any member of the Gay State’s Congressional delegation....all eleven of them are filthy,worthless Maoist punks.
Who gets the money? State with the store, state with the purchaser, FedGov?
Let’s level the playing field by getting rid of all federal sales taxes on brick and mortar stores.
If states want sales taxes on internet businesses, then that’s the states business.
If they want to forego that for now because BUSINESS (any business activity whatsoever) and JOBS are more important, then leave that to the states.
The Fed is just looking for another revenue source.
“Leveling the field” is just BS.
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