I firmly believe that libraries moving towards E-Books is a bad thing. Libraries have limited resources, and if they start to move their resources towards "e-books", then they will slow or stop housing actual books. Books are universally accessible to anybody today, regardless of whether or not they own a particular electronic gadget. It would be a step backwards to make information available largely to those who have enough money to access it.
Yes, it is expensive. It's expensive for many people. By your interest in the Heritage Foundation, I'm sure that you would find it hard to believe that there are people who are both unintentionally and intentionally poor, for whom $114 is a lot of money.
How is having "books" licensed for use on an expensive electronic gadget from a single multinational corporation "broadening the reach of information"? Seems like it's limiting access to those who can afford or are willing to spend hundreds of dollars for the latest electronic gadget, and Internet access. Books are universally available to anybody now. This is a step in the wrong direction.
It's a nice gesture, but it really won't do anything to address the root of the wealth disparity in this country: the military industrial complex that runs our government.
I dropped the streaming service. The selection is so bad, it's really not worth even $8 a month to me. I'd gladly pay significantly more if the selection was significantly better. I hope they can get their licensing issues worked out!
It would not be literally impossible. Any business accounting software (Quickbooks, Peachtree) could easily take care of it all automatically. Collecting sales taxes and paying them is a cost of doing business, and has been for 50+ years. So yes, if somebody can't be bothered to do it, then they shouldn't be in business. People can sell stuff individually, but not everybody with an FEIN needs to be running a business if they can't abide by some pretty simple rules.
Amazon sells billions (trillions) of items and has billions of customers. Somehow, I don't think a few thousand tax locales would be all that difficult to do. It really is a very tiny cost of doing business online.
It very well could have been PayPal's fault. I don't know if you've heard, but about 10 years ago, most reasonable people came to the understanding that PayPal is not a reputable company, operating as a bank, but completely unregulated.
Collecting different taxes isn't complicated. Amazon uses computer programs, often called "software" that specialize in keeping track of large amounts of numbers easily. There are 43000 zip codes in the US. That lookup could be handled by MS Access.
Just a few months ago, Google closed their free 411 service, which had really awesome voice recognition, too. I relied on that. I know I can still text searches, but that's not nearly as convenient as the Goog411 was. I had my cheap phone set to voice dial Google, and I used their voice recognition to find stuff, and it would dial for me. That was awesome. I could find and call a number without pushing a single button on my phone. Now, you have to have a stupid $300 pants computer to look up something as simple as a phone number. Bummer.
The idea behind the USPS is that everybody in the US, no matter if they live in Manhattan, or the wilds of Alaska, has access to mail service. "Let the market decide" will leave many poor people hurting, badly, and will severely limit where people can comfortably live. It's not a monopoly or a "handout". It's a government service.
"In the modern business world, you have tons of older workers who "know stuff" but can't extract a file off an email. It's at least worth a try to let the kid spend some time playing with tech, because tech is the wave of the future."
In the modern business world, you have tons of younger workers who can barely compose an email using correct English, but can extract a file off [sic] an email.
As an employer, do you think it's be easier to work around people who might have technology questions, or those who don't have a good grasp on basic math and English skills?
I agree. Buying a new computer is a worse deal than buying a new car. I just got a refurbished HP laptop with 6 GB RAM, 750 GB HD, 17" monitor, and Intel Core I5 for less than $400. Equivalent desktops can be gotten for less than $200.
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I don't have one, thanks. I use money. It's free to use and doesn't require a service agreement.
I firmly believe that libraries moving towards E-Books is a bad thing. Libraries have limited resources, and if they start to move their resources towards "e-books", then they will slow or stop housing actual books. Books are universally accessible to anybody today, regardless of whether or not they own a particular electronic gadget. It would be a step backwards to make information available largely to those who have enough money to access it.
Yes, it is expensive. It's expensive for many people. By your interest in the Heritage Foundation, I'm sure that you would find it hard to believe that there are people who are both unintentionally and intentionally poor, for whom $114 is a lot of money.
How is having "books" licensed for use on an expensive electronic gadget from a single multinational corporation "broadening the reach of information"? Seems like it's limiting access to those who can afford or are willing to spend hundreds of dollars for the latest electronic gadget, and Internet access. Books are universally available to anybody now. This is a step in the wrong direction.
It's stupid. My wallet doesn't require a service agreement.
It's a nice gesture, but it really won't do anything to address the root of the wealth disparity in this country: the military industrial complex that runs our government.
I dropped the streaming service. The selection is so bad, it's really not worth even $8 a month to me. I'd gladly pay significantly more if the selection was significantly better. I hope they can get their licensing issues worked out!
It would not be literally impossible. Any business accounting software (Quickbooks, Peachtree) could easily take care of it all automatically. Collecting sales taxes and paying them is a cost of doing business, and has been for 50+ years. So yes, if somebody can't be bothered to do it, then they shouldn't be in business. People can sell stuff individually, but not everybody with an FEIN needs to be running a business if they can't abide by some pretty simple rules.
I say that now. Windows XP works just fine for me and I don't forsee changing any time soon.
Amazon sells billions (trillions) of items and has billions of customers. Somehow, I don't think a few thousand tax locales would be all that difficult to do. It really is a very tiny cost of doing business online.
Collecting different levels of sales tax is "insurmountable"? How so? It would just take the simplest of software to take care of it.
XCopy and the task scheduler in Windows is all you need.
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All it would do is put the burden on selling online onto the online sellers, as it should be.
It very well could have been PayPal's fault. I don't know if you've heard, but about 10 years ago, most reasonable people came to the understanding that PayPal is not a reputable company, operating as a bank, but completely unregulated.
Collecting different taxes isn't complicated. Amazon uses computer programs, often called "software" that specialize in keeping track of large amounts of numbers easily. There are 43000 zip codes in the US. That lookup could be handled by MS Access.
Just a few months ago, Google closed their free 411 service, which had really awesome voice recognition, too. I relied on that. I know I can still text searches, but that's not nearly as convenient as the Goog411 was. I had my cheap phone set to voice dial Google, and I used their voice recognition to find stuff, and it would dial for me. That was awesome. I could find and call a number without pushing a single button on my phone. Now, you have to have a stupid $300 pants computer to look up something as simple as a phone number. Bummer.
The idea behind the USPS is that everybody in the US, no matter if they live in Manhattan, or the wilds of Alaska, has access to mail service. "Let the market decide" will leave many poor people hurting, badly, and will severely limit where people can comfortably live. It's not a monopoly or a "handout". It's a government service.
Wow. You must have a *very* shiny hat!
You hate freedom!
Or, some people think that spending $500 on a tablet is silly, considering a top of the line laptop or two desktops can be had for less than that.
"Content creation"? Are you serious?
"In the modern business world, you have tons of older workers who "know stuff" but can't extract a file off an email. It's at least worth a try to let the kid spend some time playing with tech, because tech is the wave of the future."
In the modern business world, you have tons of younger workers who can barely compose an email using correct English, but can extract a file off [sic] an email.
As an employer, do you think it's be easier to work around people who might have technology questions, or those who don't have a good grasp on basic math and English skills?
I agree. Buying a new computer is a worse deal than buying a new car. I just got a refurbished HP laptop with 6 GB RAM, 750 GB HD, 17" monitor, and Intel Core I5 for less than $400. Equivalent desktops can be gotten for less than $200.
It's a thing that holds good sounding music, as opposed to the compressed, lossy garbage that most people download online.
In the US, the employee does!