Internet Sales Tax Looms - Simplified Sales Tax Initiative

PC World ^ | Rita Chang, Medill News Service

[Valpal1]

Can anybody point me to a grassroots group or website that is fighting this tax?

[Bikers4Bush]

They just can't keep their thieving hands out of our pockets.

[oceanview]

the real question to ask: is the Republican Congress and Bush going to pass this law? Its is essentially the nucleaus of a national sales tax, delivered to the states.

[martin_fierro]

www.nointernettax.org

Various resources

Google search

[oceanview]

it says "support is trong" in the Republican Congress? They really expect us to just keep voting for them without question I guess. If this passes and Bush signs it, I'm off the reservation.

[50sDad]

Sounds like businesses will be moving to the other 30 states before long.

[Henrietta]

Argh. My nearly tax-free life is about to go down the drain. And here in NV, they even tax the shipping and handling. This is gross.

[whereasandsoforth]

As a former business owner that had to collect and remit sales tax, I say to hell with them. We need to band together and stop being tax collectors for the federal, state, and local taxing agencies. Tell these taxing bas***ds if they want to collect a tax, go get it themselves.

[Henrietta]

ping

[oceanview]

its not where the merchant is, its where the buyer lives.

"Enactment of the House bill would force merchants that ship goods into the 20 participating states to collect taxes on purchases."

[oceanview]

Is the Republican Congress really serious about this, passing a tax increase like this in an election year? do they not even know who comprises their voting base, Republicans are heavy users of online shopping.

The Nasdaq would take a huge hit. No one will buy anything online if they have to pay sales tax and shipping, at that point it becomes cheaper to just go get the product locally and avoid the shipping charges. UPS and FedEx stocks would collapse.

[upchuck]

It's not been a joyful day for conservatives.

First the SCOTUS stomps the First Amendment into the ground and now this. Sad... sad.

[oceanview]

the internet will no longer be a source of commerce between merchants and consumers, except for narrow specialty items that you can't buy locally. if wall street even gets a whiff that this might pass, tech stocks related to these companies and services will collapse.

[Skooz]

They just can't keep their thieving hands out of our pockets.

No, they can't. No matter what Americans do, the government seems to find some way to tax it.

[absinthe]

U.S. Constitution, Section IX:

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.

[Valpal1]

Thank you,

I've joined NoInternetTax.org and email that piece of rat dung Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and will continue to make my views known to him on a regular basis.

I'm gonna picket that sucker on his next tour throught Eastern Oregon.

[oceanview]

the problem is: the REPUBLICANS seems to be behind passing this thing!

[sergeantdave]

Republicans show strong support for tax? And the difference between them and demonrats is...what?

I believe the first revolution was hatched with whiskey sitting on the table. Think I'll go pour myself a scotch.

[angkor]

Some, like Wal-Mart and Target, already collect sales taxes for online purchases in the 20 interstate tax program states, according to Duncan.

The writer didn't follwup by reporting that WalMart and Target have a physical presence in those states, which is the actual basis for collecting a state sales tax.

This law is a radical departure from the physical presence test.

[11B3]

If this passes, it's time for a Tea Party!