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California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill

Posted by timothy on from the taxation-taxation-taxation dept.

Grant Erickson points to this internet.com story, which says "On Thursday, the California state Senate approved a bill that requires businesses with stores in the state to charge their customers sales tax for purchases made over the Internet." The state's huge ($35 billion) budget deficit is named as a driving force for the measure.

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  1. oh... by xao+gypsie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    well, i certainly hope that it doesnt spread to other states, though i think that when the other states notice how much revenue comes in, we are all screwed...

    xao

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  2. Re:Prices now higher, lower sales, lower tax reven by greymond · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Thats a reasonable thought process, but your forgetting how many Californians also have a habit of smoking cigarretes and last time I checked we have the highest taxes on nicotine products of anywhere in the US, yet smokers still smoke for lots of reasons - none of which involves they don;t know its bad or the fact that it costs $6.50-$7.50 for a pack of smokes.

    (for the record my $6.50-$7.50/pack is what I pay for Natsherman Naturals)

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