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California Assembly Approves Internet Tax
ClientNine writes "California could collect more than $1 billion a year by taxing Amazon and other online retailers if a bill approved by the Assembly becomes law. Assemblyman Charles Calderon, a Democrat from Whittier, says his legislation doesn't impose a new sales tax, but extends one that California should already have been enforcing. AB155 passed, 47-16, with the support of one GOP lawmaker Tuesday. It now heads to the Senate. Other Republicans rejected the bill because they said it would invite lawsuits, drive business out of California, and get the state entangled in the messy task of regulating the Internet."
Where are you getting your numbers from? They make no sense, corporations have killed people many times whether is was a coal mine, tobacco, or some medication, and that's on top of vehicle manufacturers and any number of other circumstances that are not inconsequential. Strong regulation is indeed necessary, the debate currently seems to be whether regulation is good or bad rather than the more obvious and useful question of how to do regulation well versus poorly as was the case leading up to the BP oil spill.
I'll also state DeBeers has been responsible for many millions of deaths as well. Definitely not essentially zero million. If you want to go all the way back to 1910 in the discussion then we can talk about textile camps and railroad expansion as well.
Both sides have plenty of blood on their hands. The Oil industry is full examples as well with lax regulation leading to unsafe working conditions which then lead to deaths.