Good. Even the playing field. Tax everyone equally.
Good for higher taxes?
Good for greedy state governments?
But, Better: Require a strict accounting of every dollar collected in taxes at all levels. No more tens or hundreds of thousands, millions or billions disappearing down local, state and federal rabbit holes! No more public spending on anything not specifically authorized in local, state of federal legislation.
Good. Even the playing field. Tax everyone equally.
“Good.”
So, when you purchase online and tax is NOT collected, do you file the appropriate paperwork with your state and send in the tax yourself?
Because that is what is SUPPOSED to happen. If you check your state tax site, they say YOU are responsible for out of state taxes.
But, no one files this paperwork, surprisingly enough.
The problem with out of state businesses doing it is that they have to know the nuance of all states, many of which don’t have consistent tax rates because of municipalities, some of which can tax sales as well. There is no forgiveness when business makes mistakes in that regard. They get fined immediately. Expect more smaller guys going out of business with this.
The legal reason for not doing this in the past is described as that there is no “nexus” between the business and the state.
On and individual level (as opposed to business) let’s say you work in Texas as an employee and take a trip to NYC for a vacation. While there, you are receiving payment from your employer for your vacation time, possibly earning capital gains, interest and dividends in that time period.
So, in that case, should the Texan be paying taxes to NYC for that week because he was earning money while present there?
I think not, and also think when there is no nexus between state and business - the same.
The real problem, as usual, is that government spends like a drunken sailor, putting all its effort into nickel and diming wherever they can instead of putting that effort into cutting spending.
Supporting the taxman? There’s one for you,nineteen for me!
Are you sure you’re on the right site?
Democrat Underground is looking for people who want more taxation.
You really want to level the playing field? Then how about this. Every brick-and-mortar store has to ship their goods. They have to buy the shipping supplies, hire employees to box and ship, take time away from selling their goods to ship, set up accounts with UPS and FedEx, etc. etc. Oh, and then lets require brick-and-mortar stores to have a large online presence. Force them to hire web designers and web security people. And on and on.
What people really mean when they say they want to level the sales-tax field is that they want the consumer to be screwed equally -- at both brick-and-mortar stores and online.
Wrong answer. Obstruct the collection of taxes at every opportunity, Starve the beast.
“Good. Even the playing field. Tax everyone equally.”
I see you’re lost. Allow me to direct you to a place that supports that kind of crap:
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/