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(MA Gov.)Patrick wants Net sales tax created(Federal Tax next)
Boston Globe ^ | January 6, 2009 | Casey Ross

Posted on 01/06/2009 2:06:51 AM PST by GQuagmire

Governor Deval Patrick is pushing lawmakers to expand the state's ability to collect sales tax on products sold over the Internet, which could add millions of dollars in revenue each year and alleviate a severe budget crisis.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: devalpatrick; internettaxes; taxes; taxincrease
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"Still, state officials said passage of the law would help spur Congress to approve a broader version of an Internet sales tax that could produce hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue.

Legislation by Congress would require all 45 states that have sales taxes to collect on those transactions. Because it would be a federal mandate, the law would dramatically increase the number of retailers required to participate, generating as much as $545 million for Massachusetts alone, according to an analysis by the University of Tennessee"

1 posted on 01/06/2009 2:06:52 AM PST by GQuagmire
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To: GQuagmire

government greed, digusting


2 posted on 01/06/2009 2:08:51 AM PST by 4rcane
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And by adding tax plus shipping will destroy the internet sales. Another wonderful socialist program. The idiocy of these people is never ending. They are hellbound on destroying the country.


3 posted on 01/06/2009 2:11:29 AM PST by screaminsunshine (.)
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The "problem" is not that they tax too little...

but that they spend too much.

Try an across the board, 25% cut in government spending, then get back to us voters, who are paying your bills, "Gov..."

4 posted on 01/06/2009 2:11:37 AM PST by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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“And by adding tax plus shipping will destroy the internet sales.”

We have a winner! This is exactly what would happen and conversely would make goods and services bought in-state comparably cheaper, thereby raising revenue for the state and further robbing it's taxpayers of their hard earned money.

5 posted on 01/06/2009 2:59:20 AM PST by RU88 (The false messiah can not change water into wine any more than he can get unity from diversity.)
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How the heck am I gonna be able to figure out the proper sales tax for a city on the other side of the country ? States have a sales tax, but counties also add to this sales tax and some cities even add a sales tax. Then I have to file the sales tax every quarter for every state. Listing the different sales tax proportions for each county and city within the state. This would require that I look up each city to see what county that city is located within. Would be easier to just deny sales to those sales tax states that rarely purchase my products. Just sell to certain states.
6 posted on 01/06/2009 3:19:33 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: GQuagmire

Our pal, and Obama’s soul mate: Deval (’Yes, we can!’), Patrick.


7 posted on 01/06/2009 3:39:07 AM PST by hershey
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To: GQuagmire
It's just another gimmick for raising taxes. Nothing more. It's no different than “for the children”, or “for the environment”, or “for the whatever”. It's just more taxes, nothing else than that.
8 posted on 01/06/2009 3:40:02 AM PST by NurdlyPeon (Sarah Palin: Americas last, best hope for survival.)
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To: GQuagmire

Liberal government solution: more taxes.


9 posted on 01/06/2009 3:56:37 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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“You say you want a REVOLUTION... well you know...”

LLS

10 posted on 01/06/2009 4:20:59 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my president... NEVER!)
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To: GQuagmire
which could add millions of dollars in revenue each year and alleviate a severe budget crisis.

Or we could eliminate all the hack jobs and alleviate a severe budget crisis. How come no one talks about that?

11 posted on 01/06/2009 4:30:31 AM PST by DonGrafico (Underwriting America's permanent underclass since 1975)
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I say a general Internet tax would violate the U. S. Constitution.

Art I Sec 9: “No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.”

They’ve gotten around this by claiming that if the company you’re buying from “has a presence” in your State, it isn’t an export. That won’t fly for most Internet sales situations.


12 posted on 01/06/2009 4:31:21 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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Hey I want a libtard sales tax as well. Save the planet, tax all the libtards. And for good measure, make them all turn off their heat so the rest of us can keep warm.

It’s gonna get cold, and then food is gonna be in short supply.


13 posted on 01/06/2009 4:32:15 AM PST by Tarpon (America's first principles, freedom, liberty, market economy and self-reliance will never fail.)
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How disgustingly predictable. In the face of declining revenues, brought on by the economic crisis precipitated by LibTard socialism, the various governments that are constantly in our wallets determine that they simply need to find new ways to generate revenue. No thought given to substantive reductions in government spending.

And, still the sheeple follow...


14 posted on 01/06/2009 4:40:15 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion)
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Unless the business has a physical presence and employees in a state, the state is barred from making them collect sales taxes. Quill Corp. v North Dakota.


15 posted on 01/06/2009 4:44:40 AM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: backhoe
Try an across the board, 25% cut in government spending, then get back to us voters, who are paying your bills, "Gov..."
Last fall I was listening to Worcester talk radio with some central-Mass politician guest-hosting. Caller asks (mad as h**l) why don't you people listen to us? We passed a referendum rolling back the "temporary" income tax increase from the 1980s, and you just ignore the voters!

This politician (poli-tics From the Greek poly- meaning many and ticks meaning blood-sucking insects) went on for almost 15 minutes in reply: He talked about raising taxes, fees, tolls, and so on. Not once in that time did he mention cutting or economizing. Not once.


16 posted on 01/06/2009 4:47:42 AM PST by Peet (<- A.K.A. the Foundling)
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17 posted on 01/06/2009 5:48:12 AM PST by KoRn
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This would require that I look up each city to see what county that city is located within.

Worse: you'll have to look up each address to see whether it is within city or county boundaries, as many addresses have city names as postal codes, but are not within actual legal city boundaries. Good luck with that.

18 posted on 01/06/2009 6:10:35 AM PST by Red Boots
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“And by adding tax plus shipping will destroy the internet sales.”

We have a winner! This is exactly what would happen and conversely would make goods and services bought in-state comparably cheaper, thereby raising revenue for the state and further robbing it's taxpayers of their hard earned money.

I do not agree. Tax Avoidance is only a small reason I shop online. I run a small business. I have an hourly shop rate. What is my time worth when I drive around looking for an item?

Add Fuel and car costs, Aggravation, Dealing with disinterested clerks with Attitudes, and going through coughing diseased crowds.

The ease of comparison shopping online absorbs tax and shipping charges. I can always find a better deal on an item, and in a couple of days a guy in a brown truck shows up.

With most of my industrial vendors, my records of purchases are stored. I can reorder frequently-used supplies and parts with a single click, and then get back to work and forget about the purchasing drudgery.

While I deeply resent the looting and outright theft being attempted by the states, remember they have always done it at the brick-and-mortars as well, and usually calculated on higher prices.

A significant number, probably half, of all my vendors already have in-state presences, so the effect on me would be not even noticed. One of my largest vendors is in the next state, so I'd just switch to a phone order, as I do half the time with them anyway.

The point is, if I am driving around running errands, I am not getting product out. And running around on wild goose chases costs a LOT more than the Sales Tax.

19 posted on 01/06/2009 6:18:57 AM PST by Gorzaloon (Roark, Architect.)
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...state officials said passage of the law would help spur Congress to approve a broader version of an Internet sales tax that could produce hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue...



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20 posted on 01/06/2009 6:22:36 AM PST by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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