The White House on Monday endorsed legislation that would give states greater authority to tax Internet retailers located outside their borders.
Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, told reporters that the proposal would correct an unfair advantage currently held by online outlets, who are only required to collect sales taxes from customers in states where they have a physical presence.
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote on the bill, called the Marketplace Fairness Act, on Monday.
“This administration has carefully considered the legislation, and our team has met with a broad array of people on the issue,” Carney said. “And we have heard overwhelmingly from governors, mayors and the business community on the need for federal legislation to level the playing field for our businesses and address sales tax fairness.”
Anywhere and anytime they can tax, they will. The monster wants more money.
If you're old enough to have been purchasing online for a good number of years, give thanks for how much money you've saved to this point.
In my experience, the shipping costs typically equated to what the taxes would have been. Online is a matter of convenience.
Is this the start to taxing the internet?
We had to pay for purchased goods to be shipped to us looooong before the internet came out.
Did someone say they don't pay for shipping costs?
Long before the internet, we were paying for shipping AND sales tax. There was no free ride before the internet -- the internet was the free ride.
So no one said that we didn't pay for shipping costs. Got it. Thanks.
Hooookay. Why don't you tell me what you think the difference is between pre-internet shopping and internet shopping now that sales taxes are going to be implemented?
Clearly you didn't understand my post.
While shopping on the internet today, you purchase an item for $20.00. As you are checking out, most companies give you your shipping choices of x, y and z. You can choose one for $5.99 to get it to your home. That $25.99 is usually pretty close to what I would pay at the mall with sales tax. (Yes, I understand that I am paying for them to ship the product to the mall and that is included in the price.)
You are the one bringing up that we have always paid shipping costs. My question was who said we aren't going pay for shipping costs?
Just another non-point from you.
Holy cheese.And what's your point, Blue?
UNLESS the law creates ONE central reporting and payment method for ALL sales taxes nationwide, this will be a real disaster.
Holy cheese.
You mentioned I should be thankful for all the money I saved buying from the internet. I mentioned that cost of doing business on the internet roughly equated to doing business at the mall. The internet is a place of convenience. That is the point. It has been a wash, not a money saving venture.
Your point is that we always paid for shipping as if someone said we aren't paying for shipping. FFS.
The only good that might come out of this would be if it slowed down my sweetie's nightly Internet retail activities.
You're the one who brought up shipping costs, and if you're going to bring that up then why not compare it to any other time you'd have to write or call in to have something shipped, which is a 1:1 comparison? If you want to compare online shopping to the mall, then bring that up in the first place, not a quality of shopping at the mall (shipping) that has nothing at all do with the mall.
Sheesh.
Your point - be thankful you saved money
My point - it was a wash in savings. The prices are for the most part...the same.
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