OT: Internet Sales Tax Passes the U.S. Senate

Tue May 7 17:41:42 MST 2013

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 <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:

>http://blog2.easydns.org/2013/05/07/go-ahead-pass-the-internet-tax-your-foreign-competitors-thank-you-in-advance/
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>On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I also envision allot of quote building instead of online direct
>purchase.
>> On May 7, 2013 1:43 PM, "keith smith" <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>
>>> Great idea.  Phone orders only, placed through a local terminal not
>the
>>> website.  Excellent!!
>>>
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>>> Keith Smith
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>>> --- On *Tue, 5/7/13, James Finstrom
><jfinstrom at rhinoequipment.com>*wrote:
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>>>
>>> From: James Finstrom <jfinstrom at rhinoequipment.com>
>>> Subject: Re: OT: Internet Sales Tax Passes the U.S. Senate
>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>>> 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
>>>
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>>> ಠ_ಠ **
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>>>
>>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:19 AM, JD Austin
><jd at twingeckos.com<http://mc/compose?to=jd@twingeckos.com>
>>> > 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.
>>>
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>>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Lisa Kachold
><lisakachold at obnosis.com<http://mc/compose?to=lisakachold@obnosis.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> Keith:
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM, keith smith
><klsmith2020 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
>>> > 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.
>>>
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