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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."
of something that happened when I was in highschool.
Me and a friend snuck out one night and t.p.'d a guys house that we knew. We even told him we'd be coming. But we waited until like 2 or 3 a.m. and he fell asleep watching out for us.
It was awesome - he woke up, looked outside and thought it had snowed. It was great - we told all our friends about it. I told my folks. They thought it was very funny.
Then they talked to my buddy's parents. And my dad comes to me and says, "Gary's parent's did not like what he did. They grounded him. It wouldn't be fair if nothing happened to you- you are grounded too."
The EU is saying "Hey we can't screw our own companies and rake in the taxes because the consumers have options. We have to make sure we screw everybody."
Losers.
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It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
I strongly suspect "being forced to act as a tax-collector on behalf of a foreign country" would fall in the same boat. Heck, given the state of .US tax law, it wouldn't surprise me if it was considered seditious behavior. ;-)
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I guess the socialist reality field distortor is broken again.
In a bid to help European online sales, the EU is planning to tax online transactions.
In other news, in a bid to help women feel safer while walking alone at night, the government is planning to legalize rape.
WTF?!
To hate the French. :-)
Sorry. That was rude and mean... but honestly... even the FRENCH hate the French.
Naturally, you also don't drive on the public roads, accept any protection from the state-funded military or law enforctment, consume any of the air or water that are half-assedly protected by legislation, nor do you patronize any sports teams or consume any of the american-grown produce &/or livestock, which are all enabled by government subsidies.
Also, you're never going to have any kids, 'cos Slashdot Libertarians never get laid.
If I've misrepresented your argument, I apologize... I just don't give enough of a fuck to read that sort of stuff.
I can't believe the amount of ignorance that can come out of the mouth of a person with theoretically some education after his 9th birthday.