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The halcyon days of tax-free Internet shopping will, if Rep. Bill Delahunt gets his way, soon be coming to an abrupt end.
Delahunt, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would rewrite the ground rules for Internet and mail order sales by eliminating the option for many Americans to shop over the Internet without paying state sales taxes.
So, your logic is that if you cross state lines, they can't charge you sales tax because you don't vote in that jurisdiction??? I should remember that the next time I buy things in Taxachussets...
Isnt there something else similar to this that would give the government the power to shut down the internet in case of an "emergency"?
OK, so the states would like to raise more money by raising taxes. Here is the problem. I purchase tobacco from Illinois.
I purposely buy things online to save money in taxes. Tennessee sales tax is at 9.25%, I think it might be the highest in the country. Buying anything online saves me almost 10%. I'm glad this bill will be shot down. I honestly can't believe this guy would propose this kind of tax. If this hadn't been Massachusetts a bill like that would be political suicide.
No, I am not crossing state lines at all. I am purchasing on the internet, and Democrats are looking for yet another way to pick my pocket.
9?!!
Damn dude and I thought we were the worst at 8.25%
Alabama is in the nines also.
No, I am not crossing state lines at all. I am purchasing on the internet, and Democrats are looking for yet another way to pick my pocket.
No, I am not crossing state lines at all. I am purchasing on the internet, and Democrats are looking for yet another way to pick my pocket.
Why shouldn't a state be able to collect sales tax on goods you purchased from in their boundaries? If I drive over to the next state, I'll be charged their sales tax. Just because you were sitting in front of your computer doesn't mean you didn't purchase something from that state.
You aren't, but the item you purchased has to cross the border on a truck.
At one time I lived in Oregon near the California border. If I purchased something in California, all I had to do was show my Oregon Driver license and I wasn't charged Sales Tax..... it is still the same today.
Just sayin’.
West coast is weird.
At one time I lived in Oregon near the California border. If I purchased something in California, all I had to do was show my Oregon Driver license and I wasn't charged Sales Tax..... it is still the same today.
Just sayin’.
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