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Senate To Vote On Internet Sales Tax (For Real This Time)

Posted by timothy on from the even-more-of-other-people's-money dept.

New submitter JoeyRox writes "On 3/22 the Senate approved a non-binding proposal to allow states to tax online sales to residents outside their state. That vote was a trial balloon to gauge the support for the Marketplace Fairness Act. This week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a cloture to allow the law to be voted on for real this time. The vote may occur as soon as tomorrow. eBay is attempting to rally Americans against the bill via a massive email campaign."

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  1. Re:This is a Constitutional tax by smpoole7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    > How in the hell is income tax unconstitutional when Amendment XVI of the constitution specifically authorizes Congress to levy it?

    Good heavens, don't feed the trolls. You'll get a dozen answers and the net result is that you'll be late for dinner. :)

    I strongly recommend Dan Evans Tax Protester FAQ. He covers all of the arguments (and why they've failed in court) in more detail than you probably want.

    http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

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