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To: ancient_geezer
Ordering out of state is not going to gain you anything at all.

I ordered a watch from Norway once. Are you going to collect sales tax overseas?

133 posted on 11/07/2004 4:57:58 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls

I ordered a watch from Norway once. Are you going to collect sales tax overseas?

How much of that nation's taxes were you hit for? Their business and individal taxes hit over 50%.

OTOH:

H.R.25

Fair Tax Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.25:


Section 101(c) COORDINATION WITH IMPORT DUTIES- The tax imposed by this section is in addition to any import duties imposed by chapter 4 of title 19. The Secretary shall provide by regulation that, to the maximum extent practicable, the tax imposed by this section on imported taxable property and services is collected and administered in conjunction with any applicable import duties imposed by the United States.


136 posted on 11/07/2004 5:11:49 PM PST by ancient_geezer (Equality, the French disease: Everyone is equal beneath the guillotine.)
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