Harry reid ready to rush through internet sales tax; obama endorses

[Anitabeme]

I guess Obama is breaking, again, his promise not to raise taxes on households with less than $250,000 annual income.

When has he kept ANY promise?

 

[Anitabeme]

thus why amazon quit selling into every state.

From what I read today, Amazon is one company that is fighting FOR this legislation. I'm about ready to boycott their ass.

 

[Anitabeme]

When will folks realize that our country has a revenue problem, and not a reckless spending problem........lol

I should use that for my signature. Hahaha!

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Punishing Internet Retailers and Taxpayers is the wrong answer. Doing better by way of competition is the right answer. This Tax Bill simply wrong. Period, end of story.

And just how do you suggest a real retailer compete with a digital one? Keeping in mind that a real business has tons of overhead that one in cyberspace doesnt. A real business must pay taxes when cyber ones don't. And many cyber businesses don't even have inventory they ship directly from the manufacturer (shill businesses if you will)

Come on wise one explain that to me.

Fair trade my ass. I wondered if I would get a response

 

[velvtacheeze]

Rush through? What's the matter with you? Rush through. Please.

This has been way overdue, and 74 Senators voted for it.

The scofflaws who have been skipping out on paying their fair share will eventually be brought to heel.

 

[Synthaholic]

Oh, one other item...

I need to wear compression stockings. One store in town carries them. I bought from them for over a year. $45.00 plus tax on each pair. They only last about two months before they are no longer compressing my legs like I need. I was spending $135.00 plus tax every other month.

Two months ago I found them on-line for $17.50 a pair.

Guess what, I ordered three pair that day and the next month I ordered three more pair.

I got six months worth of stockings for what I was paying for three months worth before.

If anyone would say they would do differently, I will call them a liar to their face.

What the fuck does this have to do with internet tax?

FFS, this thread reeks of wingnut stupidity.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Didn't people once claim that the Horseless carriage was a Horse Buggy Whip killer?

Life goes on and things change.

Keep up with the changes and survive or stagnate and die.

What this is about isn't jobs.. It's about more money for the Government. It's that plain and simple.

Don't believe for a second that Reid or Obama gives a shit about your job. They've proven they don't.

 

[Synthaholic]

If a state wants to collect tax on internet orders being shipped in from other states they can set up a customs station at their borders and incur the cost within their state. The Governments of one state have no right to compel residents of another state to act as their tax collectors.

As I said, the stupid is strong in this thread.

The retailer selling you the item would add your state tax to the bill that you pay.

They do this already for businesses which have brick/mortar stores in your state.

Go to bestbuy.com and buy something - it will calculate your shipping and your state tax upon checkout.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Oh, one other item...

I need to wear compression stockings. One store in town carries them. I bought from them for over a year. $45.00 plus tax on each pair. They only last about two months before they are no longer compressing my legs like I need. I was spending $135.00 plus tax every other month.

Two months ago I found them on-line for $17.50 a pair.

Guess what, I ordered three pair that day and the next month I ordered three more pair.

I got six months worth of stockings for what I was paying for three months worth before.

If anyone would say they would do differently, I will call them a liar to their face.

What the fuck does this have to do with internet tax?

FFS, this thread reeks of wingnut stupidity.

It has to do with people like Grampa complaining that he is losing business because of the Internet.

That pharmacy lost a lot of my money because I found I could get the same product for half price on-line.

Now that I have explained it to you, don't you feel kind of foolish?

 

[Synthaholic]

thus why amazon quit selling into every state.

From what I read today, Amazon is one company that is fighting FOR this legislation. I'm about ready to boycott their ass.

Then you read it wrong. Amazon has fought this every time it comes up. They stopped selling to the few states that started collecting tax (i.e., states which have an Amazon shipping facility).

 

[Jroc]

Rush through? What's the matter with you? Rush through. Please.

This has been way overdue, and 74 Senators voted for it.

The scofflaws who have been skipping out on paying their fair share will eventually be brought to heel.

"Way overdue" you're an idiot who gives a shit how many Senators voted for it hopefully it'll die in the house taxing small business on the internet which favors big retailers like Wal-Mart but will do nothing to help the economy in this country. Crony capitalism you liberals seem to love it and so do fake ass Republicans

 

[Synthaholic]

Oh, one other item...

I need to wear compression stockings. One store in town carries them. I bought from them for over a year. $45.00 plus tax on each pair. They only last about two months before they are no longer compressing my legs like I need. I was spending $135.00 plus tax every other month.

Two months ago I found them on-line for $17.50 a pair.

Guess what, I ordered three pair that day and the next month I ordered three more pair.

I got six months worth of stockings for what I was paying for three months worth before.

If anyone would say they would do differently, I will call them a liar to their face.

What the fuck does this have to do with internet tax?

FFS, this thread reeks of wingnut stupidity.

It has to do with people like Grampa complaining that he is losing business because of the Internet.

That pharmacy lost a lot of my money because I found I could get the same product for half price on-line.

Now that I have explained it to you, don't you feel kind of foolish?

I hate to tell you, but that online Viagra is fake, dude.

 

[Anitabeme]

Rush through? What's the matter with you? Rush through. Please.

This has been way overdue, and 74 Senators voted for it.

The scofflaws who have been skipping out on paying their fair share will eventually be brought to heel.

Why do you people applaud theft? I don't get it.

 

[Synthaholic]

Rush through? What's the matter with you? Rush through. Please.

This has been way overdue, and 74 Senators voted for it.

The scofflaws who have been skipping out on paying their fair share will eventually be brought to heel.

Why do you people applaud theft? I don't get it.

Well, that's fucking obvious.

 

[Anitabeme]

What the fuck does this have to do with internet tax?

FFS, this thread reeks of wingnut stupidity.

It has to do with people like Grampa complaining that he is losing business because of the Internet.

That pharmacy lost a lot of my money because I found I could get the same product for half price on-line.

Now that I have explained it to you, don't you feel kind of foolish?

I hate to tell you, but that online Viagra is fake, dude.

Experience?

 

[Anitabeme]

Rush through? What's the matter with you? Rush through. Please.

This has been way overdue, and 74 Senators voted for it.

The scofflaws who have been skipping out on paying their fair share will eventually be brought to heel.

Why do you people applaud theft? I don't get it.

Well, that's fucking obvious.

So you applaud theft also?

 

[Jroc]

Yet another job-killing, business-killing, bullshit piece of legislation brought to you by the current regime.

You don't have a clue what you're talking about.

Internet business have an unfair advantage, especially on large purchases. Just ask Guitar Center. Someone buying a $3,000 mixing board that they have already researched and know that they want is faced with a choice of paying an extra $210 to buy it locally (based on a 7% sales tax).

Only those totally skittish about buying online would take that choice. So that ends up costing your community - schools/fire/police/roads, etc. - and only enriches the Jeff Bezos of the world.

Shut up idiot, then cut the sales tax most places charge a shipping fee for internet sales only liberal idiots like you think creating more bureaucracy giving the federal government more power, and taking more money out of poor people’s pockets is a good thing you're a brainless fool

 

[gallantwarrior]

I could sell you one but I bet you would buy it off the net anyhow to avoid the taxes

Hell, I'd buy it off the net to avoid that $10,000 markup!

WTF are you talking about? You think they ordered a copper tub and didnt buy any other updates for the SAME ROOM???

Copper tub
2 copper sinks
High end fixtures for all those plus the shower.

Get it?

Geez

That really is a shame. They probably found some mook to install the stuff, too. Sorry I busted your chops.

I try to do as much business with small, local shops as possible. If I find a good tradesman, I'm a loyal customer, even if the prices are cheaper with someone else. I am forces to buy a lot of things on line, though. Not because they are cheaper, but because availability is very limited here.

It isn't taxes that allow on-line retailers to sell at lower cost, it has a lot more to do with the overhead costs they do not share with a "brick and board" place. It bothers me that the Feds are once again meddling in something they have no business messing with. There are already states that levy taxes on internet sales, under certain conditions. It is all-to-easy to push something like this through by appealing to the innate jealousy that seems to drive so many people.

 

[Synthaholic]

It has to do with people like Grampa complaining that he is losing business because of the Internet.

That pharmacy lost a lot of my money because I found I could get the same product for half price on-line.

Now that I have explained it to you, don't you feel kind of foolish?

I hate to tell you, but that online Viagra is fake, dude.

Experience?

No, I actually pay attention to news, and shit.

I know: only Liberals like all that learnin' and cypherin'.

 

[Synthaholic]

Why do you people applaud theft? I don't get it.

Well, that's fucking obvious.

So you applaud theft also?

Explain how it's theft.

Stick to small words if it's easier for you.