The problem they are trying to address is the decrease in sales tax income due to non-taxed internet transactions. This is pretty obvious, although not to viewers of Faux News. To them it is just another liberal tax increase.
Can you propose another way to recoup the missing sales taxes? Sure, cut spending on education (very smart way to secure the future), health care (your fault for getting sick after all), etc..., but be sure not to cut those massive tax breaks for coporations, the wealthy, or any of the subsidies for oil, corn, ethonol, etc...
When you have corrupt, traitors in power, it seems like government is the problem. Problem is, people keep voting corrupt traitors in to replace the existing corrupt traitors thinking somehow things will be different.
Yes Microsoft is not without blame but....just because Microsoft offers politicians money and perks, does not mean then need to accept them. Government is not the problem, the people _in_ government are the real problem.
It's really very unfair. Here we were, just defending our rightful monopoly over all things rectangular with screens on the front, and these uppity bastards with their "patents" on "foundational RF technologies" that they supposedly "invented" are getting all touchy about it. WTF?
So i bust my ass, put myself through school, work long hours, and should be punished for it? I should have to give my money to some clown who sits on his/her ass all day? That is imbalanced. Considering the sales tax does not apply to food, i find your example interesting. If you want to support leeches, that is your choice. How much money have you donated to the poor?
The rich folks have the easiest time of avoiding the tax.
How do you "avoid" a sales tax?
So, yes it does hurt the folks at the bottom more than at the top because the portion of their paycheck going to items subject to a sales tax are higher and the rich can easily avoid the tax by making their purchases out of state in a place that doesn't have sales tax if need be.
Do not buy so much then. No one can ever tell me why i need to be punished because i make more money than someone else.
...and the rich can easily avoid the tax by making their purchases out of state in a place that doesn't have sales tax if need be.
So i am going to hop on a plane and fly to Delaware to go grocery shopping? What nonsense. Curious, at what level is one "rich"?
There is zero logic in your statements. The sales tax does not punish anyone more or less than anyone else. It is a percentage. The total amount of money you have is irrelevant, as it should be with all taxes. If you feel you are not making enough money, do something about it. I know that is terrible...taking responsibility for yourself.
by your idea, penalizing successful people is a good idea. You want to steal others hard work. That is totally unfair and hurts those who work the hardest to get ahead.
How is it my fault somebody does not have more money? Get a higher paying job. Get a second job. Get by on less. Save more. Live within your means. I live within your means. I do not sit and whine i can not afford a new 911 Turbo. I accept the fact i do not make enough money to buy one.
Why am i burdened by free loaders looking for me to bust my ass so they can leech off me. I use no more or less government services than they do. Why do i need to pay for them?
Sales tax is a regressive tax -- it hurts the poor the most, and is barely a burden on anyone beyond middle class.
Huh? The sales tax is completely fair on everyone, regardless of income level, which is how taxes should be. Why should i pay more sales tax just because i earn more money than some else? So no, it does not hurt anyone more than anyone else, it affects everyone in the same way.
Yeah, because we all know that having a touch screen phone with a square screen and a grid for launcher icons is such a unique concept! Only a few dozen companies that had that sort of thing before!
Care to share some examples?
Really, Apple has a history going back 30 years of ripping off other people's technologies and then suing over it as if they had invented it. The sleazy tricks they have been playing with iPhone and iPad are completely in character.
Again, care to offer some examples?
Only company from the list that I worry about is Apple. They're really been left and right everyone about patent issues.
Such as? I guess you mean Samsung....for blatantly copying the iPhone and iPad? Nokia sued Apple first. Kodak sued Apple first. Several Microsoft proxies sued Apple. Who is Apple going after?
Microsoft, not so much, unless some patent troll has attacked them first.
What planet are you living on? Microsoft and its proxies are the biggest patent trolls on the planet. how many Android makers have they shaken down for protection money? How about Microsoft funding SCO to go after Linux? How about all the mainframe software lawsuits against IBM by their proxies in Europe?
Microsoft shill much?
Voting is one of the most import things you can do. Republicans and Democrats are totally corrupt, unethical traitors who have zero interest in doing what's right for the majority, yet the gullible masses continue to vote for them. Talk about insanity. Vote for someone else, it really is that simple. No one can mess things up worse than they already are. If you believe they can, you are brainwashed by the propaganda coming out of the two party system.
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The problem they are trying to address is the decrease in sales tax income due to non-taxed internet transactions. This is pretty obvious, although not to viewers of Faux News. To them it is just another liberal tax increase.
Can you propose another way to recoup the missing sales taxes? Sure, cut spending on education (very smart way to secure the future), health care (your fault for getting sick after all), etc..., but be sure not to cut those massive tax breaks for coporations, the wealthy, or any of the subsidies for oil, corn, ethonol, etc...
...make speculators be taxed even more heavily.
Your statement implies they are taxed heavily now, which is clearly not the case, at least in the USA.
When you have corrupt, traitors in power, it seems like government is the problem. Problem is, people keep voting corrupt traitors in to replace the existing corrupt traitors thinking somehow things will be different.
Yes Microsoft is not without blame but....just because Microsoft offers politicians money and perks, does not mean then need to accept them. Government is not the problem, the people _in_ government are the real problem.
Apple to oranges comparison. Try reading this: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/08/23/samsungs-digital-picture-frame-was-no-ipad/
It's really very unfair. Here we were, just defending our rightful monopoly over all things rectangular with screens on the front, and these uppity bastards with their "patents" on "foundational RF technologies" that they supposedly "invented" are getting all touchy about it. WTF?
Problem with your thinking is....no tablet looked anything remotely like the ipad until the ipad came out. Look at the picture at the bottom of the link to see the blatant copying Samsung did. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/30/apple_accuses_motorola_samsung_of_monopolizing_markets_with_patents.html
No, the percentage stays the same. Whether i buy one TV or five TVs, my sales tax is 4%
So i bust my ass, put myself through school, work long hours, and should be punished for it? I should have to give my money to some clown who sits on his/her ass all day? That is imbalanced. Considering the sales tax does not apply to food, i find your example interesting. If you want to support leeches, that is your choice. How much money have you donated to the poor?
Perhaps you can educate me as to the benefits of stealing from everyone financially better off than you?
The rich folks have the easiest time of avoiding the tax.
How do you "avoid" a sales tax?
So, yes it does hurt the folks at the bottom more than at the top because the portion of their paycheck going to items subject to a sales tax are higher and the rich can easily avoid the tax by making their purchases out of state in a place that doesn't have sales tax if need be.
Do not buy so much then. No one can ever tell me why i need to be punished because i make more money than someone else.
...and the rich can easily avoid the tax by making their purchases out of state in a place that doesn't have sales tax if need be.
So i am going to hop on a plane and fly to Delaware to go grocery shopping? What nonsense. Curious, at what level is one "rich"?
There is zero logic in your statements. The sales tax does not punish anyone more or less than anyone else. It is a percentage. The total amount of money you have is irrelevant, as it should be with all taxes. If you feel you are not making enough money, do something about it. I know that is terrible...taking responsibility for yourself. by your idea, penalizing successful people is a good idea. You want to steal others hard work. That is totally unfair and hurts those who work the hardest to get ahead.
How is it my fault somebody does not have more money? Get a higher paying job. Get a second job. Get by on less. Save more. Live within your means. I live within your means. I do not sit and whine i can not afford a new 911 Turbo. I accept the fact i do not make enough money to buy one. Why am i burdened by free loaders looking for me to bust my ass so they can leech off me. I use no more or less government services than they do. Why do i need to pay for them?
Sales tax is a regressive tax -- it hurts the poor the most, and is barely a burden on anyone beyond middle class.
Huh? The sales tax is completely fair on everyone, regardless of income level, which is how taxes should be. Why should i pay more sales tax just because i earn more money than some else? So no, it does not hurt anyone more than anyone else, it affects everyone in the same way.
Yeah, because we all know that having a touch screen phone with a square screen and a grid for launcher icons is such a unique concept! Only a few dozen companies that had that sort of thing before!
Care to share some examples?
Really, Apple has a history going back 30 years of ripping off other people's technologies and then suing over it as if they had invented it. The sleazy tricks they have been playing with iPhone and iPad are completely in character. Again, care to offer some examples?
That is a Trademark not a patent.
Only company from the list that I worry about is Apple. They're really been left and right everyone about patent issues.
Such as? I guess you mean Samsung....for blatantly copying the iPhone and iPad? Nokia sued Apple first. Kodak sued Apple first. Several Microsoft proxies sued Apple. Who is Apple going after?
Microsoft, not so much, unless some patent troll has attacked them first.
What planet are you living on? Microsoft and its proxies are the biggest patent trolls on the planet. how many Android makers have they shaken down for protection money? How about Microsoft funding SCO to go after Linux? How about all the mainframe software lawsuits against IBM by their proxies in Europe? Microsoft shill much?
Psst: Does Windows recovery reflash the bios?
Keep voting in the Republicans and Democrats! They clearly have your interests in mind!
Voting is one of the most import things you can do. Republicans and Democrats are totally corrupt, unethical traitors who have zero interest in doing what's right for the majority, yet the gullible masses continue to vote for them. Talk about insanity. Vote for someone else, it really is that simple. No one can mess things up worse than they already are. If you believe they can, you are brainwashed by the propaganda coming out of the two party system.