What demands does an out-of-state company place upon the local infrastructure?
They don't. But, the business isn't paying the tax. You are paying the tax, to your local and/or state government. You most definitely put a demand on the local infrastructure.
why should they be required to collect and pay taxes for those services?
They are being required to collect taxes that you should have been paying all along.
I've always tended to prefer sales taxes over income taxes.
Sales taxes always seem to be better at first glance. However, they do tend to have some pitfalls:
1) They are regressive, especially if there is a sales tax on food and clothing. The poor pay a higher percentage of their income on sales tax than do the rich.
2) They are not as "stable" as property taxes or even income taxes. When the economy goes downhill, the first thing that happens is that consumers stop buying goods. When that happens, your government tax revenue dries up. Take a look at what happened with the Florida State Budget during the most recent recession. While most states had budgetary problems, Florida, which depends primarily on sales taxes, had a huge crisis. With property taxes, the revenue level is fairly predicatable, year after year, which is why many school boards across this country prefer using property taxes to generate revenue.
3) They can be complicated for retailers, especially in states that allow counties and municipalities to set their own sales tax rates.
Personally, while I don't mind some sales tax, I prefer income taxes, since sales taxes are regressive in nature.
TX's sales tax rate, after state, local, regional, whatever, additional rates are still pretty low given that. I paid more in MA which has a state tax.
The rate in Texas may be partially dependent upon the type of goods that are taxable. For example, I seem to recall that Texas charges sales tax on all clothing purchases. Does Massachusettes do the same? If MA does not, then you would probably have some explanation as to why MA has a higher sales tax--it taxes fewer goods.
No. Shipping is not a tax. It is a cost that some businesses charge for and others do not. For example, I can get free shipping from some internet retailers while I have to pay for shipping from other internet retailers. A sales tax is levied the same rate across all goods of similar nature in a government jurisdiction. As it stands today, the lack of sales tax on internet goods is unfair to your local retailer.
I imagine that, when you are thinking of regulation interstate commerce, you are thinking of Justice Marshall's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden. That talks about the power of states to limit navigation of commerce between their borders. That ruling did not adress the legaility of a sales tax (a tax on consumption).
As we all know, the Domino Theory is correct! You start with Beijing. Then, Pyongyang. Soon after, the Commies are in Saigon. The next thing you know, Comrade, they'll be marching down Main Street in Omaha!!!
In this case, all of Canadian brats will soon be lahying in the streets of Ottowa with needles sticking out of their arms....
People will start sticking their passwords under their keyboards or on their monitors.
And we know where that leads:
Joshua: Shall we play a game?
David Lightman: Oh!
Jennifer: I think it missed him.
David Lightman: Yeah. Weird isn't it? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Wouldn't you perfer a nice game of chess?
David Lightman: Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Fine.
From Google search to Google mail, Google Earth to Google Moon. It has even made its way into language as a common word.It is quite undeniable. Google is an amazing achievement. Happy birthday Google, and here's to many many more!
Bah, I DENY Google! What are you gonna do about it?
Minor potential nitpick: I think you might have "steel" and "industrial" reversed. According to everyone's favorite source, The Industrial Revolution started around 1700 AD. While steel was invented by the Chinese around 300 BC, the mass production of Steel didn't occur in Europe until about 1855. I would argue that steel is more a product OF the Industrial Age than a CAUSE of the Industrial Age.
It does nothing to address teamwork, cleanliness of code, design capabilities, engineering ability, or many other areas that are critical to a real world programming job.
Bah...the next thing you know, they'll want me to put comments in my code!
Never in my life have I dealt with such a group of arrogant and hostile to contractors group of people in my whole life.
I think you need to learn how to express yourself. If you keep holding all of your anger inside, it will simply result in increased stress and maybe a potential heart attack. In the future, maybe you should just say how you really feel about a situation....
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Either that, or he was just making a joke about "42".
So what you are saying is that, inside of my fingernail, there could be a teeny-tiny universe?
They don't. But, the business isn't paying the tax. You are paying the tax, to your local and/or state government. You most definitely put a demand on the local infrastructure.
why should they be required to collect and pay taxes for those services?They are being required to collect taxes that you should have been paying all along.
Sales taxes always seem to be better at first glance. However, they do tend to have some pitfalls:
1) They are regressive, especially if there is a sales tax on food and clothing. The poor pay a higher percentage of their income on sales tax than do the rich.
2) They are not as "stable" as property taxes or even income taxes. When the economy goes downhill, the first thing that happens is that consumers stop buying goods. When that happens, your government tax revenue dries up. Take a look at what happened with the Florida State Budget during the most recent recession. While most states had budgetary problems, Florida, which depends primarily on sales taxes, had a huge crisis. With property taxes, the revenue level is fairly predicatable, year after year, which is why many school boards across this country prefer using property taxes to generate revenue.
3) They can be complicated for retailers, especially in states that allow counties and municipalities to set their own sales tax rates.
Personally, while I don't mind some sales tax, I prefer income taxes, since sales taxes are regressive in nature.
The rate in Texas may be partially dependent upon the type of goods that are taxable. For example, I seem to recall that Texas charges sales tax on all clothing purchases. Does Massachusettes do the same? If MA does not, then you would probably have some explanation as to why MA has a higher sales tax--it taxes fewer goods.
No. Shipping is not a tax. It is a cost that some businesses charge for and others do not. For example, I can get free shipping from some internet retailers while I have to pay for shipping from other internet retailers. A sales tax is levied the same rate across all goods of similar nature in a government jurisdiction. As it stands today, the lack of sales tax on internet goods is unfair to your local retailer.
Read my reply to another post, earlier in this discussion.
I imagine that, when you are thinking of regulation interstate commerce, you are thinking of Justice Marshall's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden. That talks about the power of states to limit navigation of commerce between their borders. That ruling did not adress the legaility of a sales tax (a tax on consumption).
As we all know, the Domino Theory is correct! You start with Beijing. Then, Pyongyang. Soon after, the Commies are in Saigon. The next thing you know, Comrade, they'll be marching down Main Street in Omaha!!!
In this case, all of Canadian brats will soon be lahying in the streets of Ottowa with needles sticking out of their arms....
Bah...I have three of them in my garage.
And we know where that leads:
Joshua: Shall we play a game?
David Lightman: Oh!
Jennifer: I think it missed him.
David Lightman: Yeah. Weird isn't it? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Wouldn't you perfer a nice game of chess?
David Lightman: Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Fine.
Hey! I saw that match! The Rock crushed the MPAA with the People's Elbow.
Quality and Security.
Bah, I DENY Google! What are you gonna do about it?
Hey! I didn't call it "brass", that was the OP..... :)
Minor potential nitpick: I think you might have "steel" and "industrial" reversed. According to everyone's favorite source, The Industrial Revolution started around 1700 AD. While steel was invented by the Chinese around 300 BC, the mass production of Steel didn't occur in Europe until about 1855. I would argue that steel is more a product OF the Industrial Age than a CAUSE of the Industrial Age.
Bah...the next thing you know, they'll want me to put comments in my code!
damn italics....
Uh. Ever consider that the whole Christmas season has its roots in paganism....
You also used "Excellent" in your Subject Line. So 1992.
Please! For the sake of all that is good in the world, the next time you feel the urge to i-Pun, don't.
One day, you must attend a NY Rangers game at the Garden. Then you'll understand my sig.
They have a beach named "Park Avenue"?
I think you need to learn how to express yourself. If you keep holding all of your anger inside, it will simply result in increased stress and maybe a potential heart attack. In the future, maybe you should just say how you really feel about a situation....
Carly has only been gone all of maybe five or six months and you are complaining already? Please, give the new CEO a bit more time to undo the mess...