“probably” is probably as close to cajones as he is likely to have
note: not only would this new tax be a big burden on businesses, it would be a big burden on us American citizens/voters/workers, too
not that we count for much anymore
He’s waiting for the right offer/bribe.
I wish he would say that he’s ecstatic about the idea and he’ll put his top people on it. /s
Prohibit sales tax on all on line purchases is the only thing Bonehead should support. The bill should so specify that no State can collect taxes on on line purchases. Otherwise this shi! doesn’t mean much. California would crap in their pants since they collect sales tax on on line purchases.
How ‘bout you have no INTENTION of support such a tax, Mr. Speaker? Can you reach up your nether regions, please and check to see if your spine is still intact? Just wonderin’.
Maddie10
Boehner is ‘probably’ a man but I wouldn’t bet on it.
The proposed tax is in fact UNfair to online retailers because the burden being placed upon them is far beyond anything a brick 'n mortar deals with.
In short. F*** the Senate.
Now that I’ve studied this bill a little more, I don’t see constitutonal problems with it per se, regardless that buyers who make out-of-state purchases online get screwed.
H O W E V E R ...
If the states want to generate more revenue, why don’t state lawmakers stop Congress from laying taxes for federal spending programs which it cannot justify under its Section 8, Article I limited powers? If such taxes were stopped, then citizens would at least have more money in their bank accounts for their respective states to steal.
“Probably not” is better than “Yes” at least.
Pathetic!
A Profile in Courage.
The beginning of the article paints a firmer picture of his views:
“Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he likely couldn’t support the online sales tax bill that the Senate passed this week, underscoring the challenge that supporters face in getting the measure through the lower chamber.
Boehner told Bloomberg Television that the Marketplace Fairness Act, which got 69 votes in the Senate on Monday, would heap a “big burden on some very small businesses.”
It seems that he’s not going to support it.
I think i will send Bohner a contribution, maybe instead of filling an envelope, I will leave it empty, you know an “undocumented contribution”....
Screw you Bohner
How very macho of our dear Speaker to take such a firm stand!
I hate to say this, but if they simply set the Internet sales tax rate at some number, maybe 6%, they could pass it tomorrow. Everyone would know what to charge and who to send it to (i.e., the 57 state capitals).
boner’s best == “probably can’t support”
way to stand for not hammering the awesome economy, boner.
Online retailers already have to increase their prices to pay for shipping. Shoppers are legally obligated to pay their state’s sales tax on items they purchase online. Perhaps the states should look into recovering their “lost revenue” via the shoppers rather than creating another inefficient bureaucracy. How many jurisdictions have the authority to impose sales taxes? —9,000? What a compliance mess!
Too many “Republicans” are willing to join the tax and spend Democrats. Seems very easy for them to forget any promises they made to get elected.
Increasing the bureaucracy and increasing taxes is the easy way to continue to tax and spend, in my opinion. This is not a zero sum game! Expected revenues will not come rolling in; but another piece of our fragile economy will be damaged or wrecked by the Marketplace Fairness Act.
50 different taxes?
Try 9000.
Many states have multiple rates, depending on the products. And tax districts at the local and county levels would be demanding their ‘fair’ share.
It would be a nightmare for small businesses.