Perhaps but if you owned a brick and mortar store and you saw your sales declining because people were using the Internet to avoid sales taxes that your customers have to pay, you may be a tad perturbed.
True enough.
I’m a selfish bastard so I probably would and in think I would be in the wrong. To increase a burden already so high is immoral to me, even in the interests of fairness.
Our tax system is very convoluted and effed up.
Yep. I know of several retailers who are furious at the type of customer that screws them coming and going:
1. They come in, ask a bunch of questions, finger the merchandise.... then leave and order the product online from Amazon (or other online retailer).
2. When the product breaks or they have a problem, they show up (again) at the local retailer, looking for product support.
In both cases, the local retailer is losing precious time to people who are nothing but sponges.
Lies. Cry me a river. This tax will do nothing to help local retailers. It will only further fill the coffers of governments with more of our hard-earned money.
Do you have the ability to comprehend the fact that governments at ALL levels are growing at increasing rates? Could that be a factor in declining sales?
Do you not understand that it is government that is killing ALL businesses, not the lack of some evil Internet tax.
It is astounding to me that any Freeper would think that having an added "tax" (in this day and age) will bring anything positive to our economy and society.
It is 100% certainty that absolutely nothing good will come from allowing taxes on Internet sales.
I understand where you’re coming from. It’s very difficult to compete price wise with these internet retailers (been there done that myself), but I think you’re missing the larger issue. This isn’t just about price. It’s about quality of service, making informed purchases, speed of delivery, finding niche items that would never be made or stocked locally regardless, etc.
Local businesses can and do still compete, because they have certain advantages over internet retailers on certain types of sales. It’s not simply about price, although price may be one of the more important concerns for many buyers.
you saw your sales declining because people were using the Internet to avoid sales taxes that your customers have to pay,
...and just what valid study are you going to quote as your proof that it wasn’t a failing economy that caused your sales decline? This whole business is based on the myth that there is a pot o gold at the end of the internet rainbow. I haven’t found a single business that is still in business that is complaining about lack of income. This is all a media blitz based on leftist “lets get more revenue” talking points. And Shazam ain’t it working good?
I do own a brick and mortar and I use internet sales to replace the waning local sales.
Actually having an internet presence increases local sales and local customers can buy online and pick up their order prepaid and ready to go. Shazaam!
Your falling sales are cause by your failure to adapt.