Internet Sales Tax Gets a New Champion 276
Archness1 writes with an excerpt from Declan McCullagh's piece at CNET about the recently renewed push for a sales tax on Internet purchases, led by Massachusetts Representative Bill Delahunt. "At the moment, Americans who shop over the Internet from out-of-state vendors usually aren't required to pay sales taxes. Californians buying books from Amazon.com or cameras from Manhattan's B&H Photo, for example, won't be required to cough up the sales taxes that they would if shopping at a local mall." That could all change, though.
Re:Legalize pot... (Score:5, Funny)
If we make tobacco illegal and legalize pot I promise to stop bitching about second-hand smoke...
Buy local (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Buy local (Score:2, Funny)
Level the Playing field (Score:1, Funny)
There needs to be some way of leveling the playing field for local businesses. If a local business has competition from online businesses it has to reduce its price to make up the difference in local sales tax. That is becoming a major market distortion. Online sales are taxed, if the seller has a brick and mortar store in the same state as the purchaser.
Re:Buy local (Score:3, Funny)
But I can't find local bestiality porn! I've tried! It usually ends up being an obese man having intercourse with a stuffed elephant.
So you haven't tried chat roulette then?
Re:Now that this whore is "retiring" from office.. (Score:3, Funny)
For those playing 'Guess the Party'... (Score:1, Funny)
Bill Delahunt is... a Democrat.
Come on /., we know you lean left, you & your submitters could at least be consistent with party labeling.
Re:Reduce federal spending, increase state spendin (Score:5, Funny)
If you don't like high taxes then move to Texas.
Thanks,but if that's the choice I will live with my high taxes.