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Senate passes internet sales tax bill amid opposition from conservatives
The Guardian ^
| Monday, May 6, 2013
| Dominic Rushe
Posted on 05/06/2013 4:31:33 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
The US Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at ending tax-free shopping on the internet but the move looks set to face fierce opposition before it becomes law.
The Marketplace Fairness Act, which has cross-party supporter and the backing of powerful retailers, would give states the power to require retailers with sales over $1m to collect state and local sales taxes for online purchases.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; ammobuyerslist; federalism; firearmsbuyerslist; gunlist4feds; internet; internetsalestax; internettax; marketplacefairness; nationalsalestax; online; salestax; tax; taxes; taxincrease; vattax
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Very interesting bill. I hate taxes. I love pure competition. Government seems to get in the way of both all the time.
To: ConservativeInPA
Has the House already issued a similar bill?
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:32:42 PM PDT
by
struggle
To: ConservativeInPA
Does this bill go to Congress now? Shame on supposed conservatives for voting to raise taxes—pukes...
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:33:21 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: ConservativeInPA
“The Marketplace Fairness Act”
“The Marketplace Fairness Act”
THEY NEED TO STOP GIVING NAMES TO THE G_D D_MMNED BILLS BECAUSE THEY ARE USING EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION ON THEM.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:34:24 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: ConservativeInPA
Bet it dies in the House.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:34:26 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConservativeInPA
Give me names. Anybody that passes more taxes in a recession should pay with their job.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:35:01 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Happy Hunger Games! May the odds be ever in your favor.)
To: ConservativeInPA
All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. If only words had meaning.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:35:09 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: struggle
Has the House introduced the Internet Unfairness Bill?
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:35:39 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
To: ConservativeInPA
No quarter.....vote all the YEAs out.
I don’t care if you love them...this a step too far.
To: ConservativeInPA
Hope Republicans in the House stop this
no more taxes
no more government (when is enough enough?)
no more laws
we need to repeal the 1965 immigration ACT
repeal Obamacare
and keep repealing laws
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:36:02 PM PDT
by
Democrat_media
(D's & Mary Landrieu voted 4 UN to take away our 2nd amendment rights)
To: ConservativeInPA
If passed this bill would require sellers to be aware of the separate taxing rates in more than 8000 locations around the country. Can you say STOOPID LAW?
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:36:16 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: GraceG
“The Marketplace Fairness Act” Sounds like something straight out of Atlas Shrugged.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:37:02 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
To: Don Corleone
That it got one Republican vote flabbergasts me.
To: GraceG
Straight out of Atlas Shrugged....
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:37:56 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: ConservativeInPA
The legislation would overturn a 1992 supreme court ruling that said a state could not force a retailer to collect sales tax unless the retailer had a physical presence in the state.Does a law passed by Congress trump the Supreme Court?
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:38:06 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Inside every liberal and WOD defender is a totalitarian screaming to get out.)
To: SandRat
Bet it dies in the House.I sure hope so, but don't bet on it.
There is a lot of pressure on both Dems and Republicans from brick and mortar stores to force online outfits to charge sales tax. And of course local and state governments are greedy for the money.
To: ConservativeInPA
Name of the bill is a lie. a brick and mortar business can sell online and many do. Taxing the internet will hurt brick and mortar businesses also. It hurts the American taxpayer by taking away more of their descretionary spending. Thus it hurts ALL business.
To: Don Corleone
what law is a good law. we had enough government in the 1800’s and didn’t need to add the thousands of laws in the 1900’s
we need to go back to 1900
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:39:03 PM PDT
by
Democrat_media
(D's & Mary Landrieu voted 4 UN to take away our 2nd amendment rights)
To: ConservativeInPA
Boehner and the House had better shoot this down!
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:39:53 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: BipolarBob
Give me names. Anybody that passes more taxes in a recession should pay with their job.Votes are not published on the www-thingy yet. I will keep pressing refresh. They should be out within the next hour.
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posted on
05/06/2013 4:40:45 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
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