Posted on 07/26/2015 7:47:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Republicans in the Senate are leading efforts to pass legislation that would allow the states to impose a sales tax on online transactions.
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) has proposed the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), which would allow states to "collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales.” The bill includes an exemption for companies whose gross remote sales are less than $1 million per year. The legislation enjoys support particularly among legislators in rural states who believe that online retailers are encroaching on sales made out of traditional storefronts. […]
This is not the first time Enzi has pushed for an online sales tax. In 2014, he was able to pass the bill in the Senate by combining it with another bill called the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA). Conservatives supported ITFA because it prohibited taxes from being imposed on Internet access service. However, the package never reached the floor of the House for a vote.
While Enzi’s bill stands to pass the Senate with bipartisan support again this year, it still faces strong opposition from conservatives. …
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its time for a 3rd party.
Second party. What we’re seeing here is clearly one-party rule.
These cretins are lapdogs of the crony capitalists and determined to utterly ruin the GOP.
ping
Bingo!
Never was the question “can Congress tax?”, it’s ALWAYS been “for what purpose does Congress tax?”
Fedzilla has a VERY limited enumeration of powers that would require such an expenditure of taxpayer $$.
If Congress cannot site an authority (and, sorry, ‘Common Welfare’ doesn’t cut trampling upon our 5/9/10/13th Am. Rights, it’s taxing power it verboten!
Same can be said for the States (though, lacks the 9/10th restrictions)
Even WY can’t find anyone good.
For some reason though, the American people just can’t understand what is happening.
My prediction is the Marxists will proceed in this order:
1) California
2) Massachusetts
3) Minnesota
4) Illinois
5) Oregon
A race to see who can be first and greediest.
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