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Senator Wants to Tax Internet Shopping

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the diapers-are-expensive dept.

tripleevenfall writes "A Democratic senator is preparing to introduce legislation that aims to end the golden era of tax-free Internet shopping. The proposal — expected to be made public soon after Tax Day — would rewrite the ground rules for Internet and mail order sales by eliminating the ability of Americans to shop at Web sites like Amazon.com and Overstock.com without paying state sales taxes."

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  1. Taxes, Schmaxes: It's Your Health Care Costs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Dear U.S.ians:

    Your U.S. Federal AND ALL state taxes are going to increase to pay for your oligarchy.

    Do the right thing to make America competitive: embrace socialized medicine so the former U.S.A. doesn't spend 17% of its
    GDP on health care costs. The next country after (in descending order ) the U.S.A. spends ONLY 10% of GDP on health care.

    Wake up and smell your collapse!

    Sincerely Yours,
    Kilgore Trout, C.E.O.

  2. Re:Surprised? by hexghost · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Please cite when in history cutting taxes led to increased revenue. Otherwise, we thought you were dead Mr Reagan, so please act that way.

  3. Re:Surprised? by sumdumass · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You have to remember, some people think the government is entitled to all the money, they just allow you to keep some of what you earn. With this mentality, giving someone a tax break is spending the money in a way other then they think it should be. And God forbid you have more money then they do, else you are evil and need more of it taken.

    To them, tax breaks is spending money on things other then what they want to spend it on.