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[/FONT]The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would for the first time allow states to collect billions of dollars in online sales tax revenue from out-of-state purchases.The 69-27 vote is a major victory for retail groups and state governments, who for years have fought to close what they see as a loophole that allows as much as $23 billion in annual taxes from online sales to go uncollected.
“I’ve been saying it for the past 12 years,” lead sponsor Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) said ahead of the vote. “This bill is about fairness, it’s about leveling the playing field for brick-and-mortar shops.”
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This is shameful. The federal government does not have the authority to act to on these matters.
This is shameful. The federal government does not have the authority to act to on these matters.
Taxing and spending clause? Commerce clause?
Nope and nope.
How so???
Uh its about states..No trade dispute
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence"Nothing in this deals with defense or general welfare. Furthermore, its for the states not the federal government.
Uh its about states..
"empowers states to collect taxes on purchases made online by consumers in their states from out-of-state retailers. Under current law, states can only collect from companies that are physically located within their borders."
Commerce clause states: "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes"
Therefore constitutional and they do have the authority.
"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence"
Its a tax to me seems constitutional...
Yes it does!No, its about business and the transactions of business. It does not deal with trade between the states.
So your saying that we dont have debts? Your saying we dont use tax dollars to provide for the common defense and general welfare?...to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
Notice what the taxes are to be used for. This has nothing to do with any of those things listed.
Yes it does!
"empowers states to collect taxes on purchases made online by consumers in their states from out-of-state retailers. Under current law, states can only collect from companies that are physically located within their borders."
A tax is a form of regulation, is it not?
So your saying that we dont have debts? Your saying we dont use tax dollars to provide for the common defense and general welfare?
Its not reaching outside their borders. When one makes a purchase inside their borders that it not "reaching outside".The reason states can not act outside of their borders is that their jurisdiction ends where their borders lie. That will probably never change. Do you enjoy allowing states to reach outside their jurisdiction?
of course it does. According to the commerce clause it does matter...Does it matter? No.
To be used for the "United States"? It has nothing to do with this.
Its not reaching outside their borders. When one makes a purchase inside their borders that it not "reaching outside".
of course it does. According to the commerce clause it does matter...
Where was the purchase made?argh.. Where is the business again?
[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,According to the commerce clause it does NOT matter.
Where was the purchase made?
[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States,
"Customers who order items online from another state are often supposed to declare the purchases on their tax forms, but few do or are even aware of that requirement."You're missing the point. The business that needs to withhold tax dollars for the state is outside of their jurisdiction. They know this, the federal government knows this and everyone that is aware of the topic knows this. Allowing the federal government to do this for states is allowing states outside of their box.
They are however are located in states and transporting good from across state borders.Yes, among the several states. The two parties involved are both not states.
"Customers who order items online from another state are often supposed to declare the purchases on their tax forms, but few do or are even aware of that requirement."
They are however are located in states and transporting good from across state borders.
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