EU Plans to Tax Internet Sales

Arctic Fox writes: "In a bid to help European online sales, the EU is planning to tax online transactions. The article on Yahoo, says that the taxes will apply only to products downloaded from the internet, such as software,videos and music. They may elect to tax physical items (books, hardware,etc) at a later date. American companies will be forced to charge European customers the appropriate VAT in their home country. No details on how this will be enforced."

Comments

Re:This is the way it should be

[BinaryC]

> And before all you anti-state libertarians jump in, remind me - how many millions of Americans have no health insurance because you won't pay for one?

you mean, how many millions of Americans have no health insurance because they refuse to get some?

You are an ignorant WANKER

[stoolpigeon]

Really.

Do you think everyone should have to have a small penus as well since you didn't get a large one?

Most people in the US that don't have insurance do so by choice.

I'd rather take my chances here than depend on social medicine. Rather than a small portion of your population receiving substandard care - you flip it around and a small minority can afford to get better than substandard care. The rest of you are stuck w/sucky healthcare.

And don't piss us off. We kicked your ass in '76 and we can do it again.

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Encourage value added activity, don't tax it!

[aquarian]

One of these days, Europe will learn (the hard way) to encourage value added activity, rather than tax it. The US has known this all along, which is why it rules the world's economy.

Re:Tax all ya want...

[linzeal]

Americans hate taxes of all shapes and sizes, except in california. I live in california can someone please explain to me that if my ridiculous state taxes offer so much in benefit to the citizens that live here where are they? I drive the 880 to work every night and it has to be one of the most convoluted stretch of highways I have ever seen. Cloverleafs, not a single mile sign in the state mind you (there are no exit numbers did you mean el camino real or el camino way ? ? ?), and they have construction crews with 4000 flashing yellow lights and 10,000 watt mercury flood lights pointed towards oncoming traffic every day after 11:00 pm. It is illegal for me to have my brights on for incoming traffic but having something 10's of not 100's of times more powerful is fine, come on.

San fransisco has willie brown easily one of the most corrupt politicians in the entire west coast. We have davis sucking dick for anyone who might help him get to the presidency (that includes ellison). Speaking of which just living in the same state as ellison, siebel (tom), and the like makes my skin crawl. California easily has one of the most overtaxed populace in the united states without any real state-sponsored socialist programs here that are worth mentioning, where does the money go?