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Amazon Folds In California Sales Tax Deal
theodp writes "In a deal indicating all sides appear ready to call a truce, the San Jose Mercury News reports that Amazon.com is offering to back down from its referendum drive to repeal an online sales tax in exchange for a one-year moratorium on collecting the tax. Under the deal, Amazon would agree to begin collecting the tax from California residents in September 2012, unless Congress takes action on Internet sales taxes before then. The development comes a day after a NY Times editorial ripped Amazon over its sales 'tax dodge.'"
As a resident, _and_ as a business.
The Borders brick and mortar bookstore chain is dead, 10000s of people lost their jobs, and I am out of a favourite place to explore books. All this occurred because customers flock to Amazon like buzzards to a carcass so they can buy merchandise without having to pay tax (outside of WA).
Level the playing field. Make Amazon enforce a sales tax just like every other company. Yes, I know buyers are supposed to pay an Internet use tax, but the reality does not match the theory.
And there is nothing wrong with paying taxes. It buys civilization. I pay $40K in taxes out of my salary each year. Do your fair share.
Please do not let the door hit your butt.
That's what the left always say until the productive people take their advice and leave. Then the left realise they're about to lose all their taxes and start demanding exit visas and ranting about how the evil productive people have a duty to stay and work as slaves for the unproductive.