It will just force people to buy things from sites and countries where they don't collect taxes , so really justs hurt the economy more losing out on sales that make economy better Eric Cope wrote: >http://blog2.easydns.org/2013/05/07/go-ahead-pass-the-internet-tax-your-foreign-competitors-thank-you-in-advance/ > > >On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stephen wrote: > >> I also envision allot of quote building instead of online direct >purchase. >> On May 7, 2013 1:43 PM, "keith smith" wrote: >> >>> >>> Great idea. Phone orders only, placed through a local terminal not >the >>> website. Excellent!! >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> --- On *Tue, 5/7/13, James Finstrom >*wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: James Finstrom >>> Subject: Re: OT: Internet Sales Tax Passes the U.S. Senate >>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>> Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 10:11 AM >>> >>> I predict "call to order" then the sale is not an "internet sale". >>> >>> Much like companies are cutting employee hours to avoid obamacare >people >>> will find a way to avoid this. >>> >>> James Finstrom >>> >>> >>> >>> ಠ_ಠ ** >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:19 AM, JD Austin > >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Great.. one more way to KILL small business by making them less >>> competitive and increasing their overhead. Companies will just >adapt to >>> this BS (and regular employees will pay for it).. getting close to >>> 1M/year... time to SPLIT THE COMPANY. >>> >>> -- JD Austin >>> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC >>> http://www.twingeckos.com >>> Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek) >>> jd@twingeckos.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> AZTelcom Solutions >>> jd.austin@aztelcom.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> The Open Tech Guy >>> http://www.opentechguy.com >>> jd@opentechguy.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> Xorcom USA >>> Technical Support >>> jd.austin@xorcom.com >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Lisa Kachold > >>> > wrote: >>> >>> Keith: >>> >>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM, keith smith > >>> > wrote: >>> >>> >>> The U.S. Senate passed the Internet Sales Tax Bill. Jeff Flake's >office >>> says he voted against it and John McCain's office said he voted FOR >it. >>> >>> It is being reported there in some 9,600 taxing authorities in the >U.S. >>> Add to that 560 or so Indian tribe taxing authorities. That is over >10,000 >>> taxing authorities. Yikes!! Any company with 1 million in sales >will be >>> required to comply. I can tell you that a company that has 1 >million in >>> sales is not a big company. That online retailer might consist of 2 >or 3 >>> employees with some additional help from a number of consultants and >>> potentially a fulfillment center. >>> >>> From first hand experience, I would say this law, if passed by the >U.S. >>> House, will cause a bunch of small online retailers to either go out >of >>> business or reduce sales through raising prices or some other >method. >>> >>> This may very well play out like ObamaCare where companies are >reducing >>> the hours of their employees so they have less than 50 full-time >>> employees. In other words we will experience the unintended >consequences >>> of these laws. >>> >>> These polices effect each of us. >>> >>> >>> Yikes, yes! And that will provide the revenue to expand Internet >>> government regulation and compliance. >>> >>> Sadly, it had to happen. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> (503) 754-4452 Android >>> (623) 239-3392 Skype >>> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >>> ** >>> it-clowns.com >>> Chief Clown >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss