Senate wants to tax online stores  By  scooter12 (Read 3,945 times)

You pay tax in a store. I guess they will leave the mom and pop shops alone if their sales are lower than a few million. But the only reason left to buy online will be convenience only.

Just another way to make a buck but for people like me who shop a lot online there will still be savings and here's an example. I just today found and bid on a new 42" ceiling fan 3-speed, with the light kit on Ebay. Won the bid at $32.39 which included shipping. Now the same size fan at Wally World or Lowes will run you even on sale $45+. So add 7% sales tax to my fan purchase and you've got roughly $34.66 invested. But here is where I come out, nearest Walmart is 16 miles away, nearest Lowes is over 45 miles away.

How much gas or wear and tear on your vehicle to travel to get the fan even if you found it for the same price would it cost? Nope not me, I'll let UPS wear their vehicles out and the cool thing is if your stuff arrives damaged then refuse it and go get your money back and life goes on. A tax will not stop me from saving mileage on my vehicles and money shopping online.

JR

taxes are a form of slavery. as long as the majority continue to bend over and take it then the wealthy will continue to take more of your money.
yep, i said wealthy not government. sure the government is the one creating the tax laws but that money ends up in the billionaire's pocket.

no matter how much they tax they will always spend more. how can they do this... because money isn't real, central banks create it out of thin air, loan it to your government and then take an unjustified interest payment.

shortfall? this is the sort of thing they want you to believe to get more of your money.

I pay taxes on most online purchases already, here is what i don't understand they make me the very poor guy to pay all the taxes on everything but the person or company selling the good pay hardly any taxes on on the amount of money the bring in, why not go after these big billion dollar companies that do everything possible not to pay taxes, google,wal-mart, amazon,apple

JR..it won't stop me from shopping neither...as I do agree that many things I buy online are because I don't want to drive 40-45 mins and cost as have to add my gas cost to the items retail cost.
@ spandi... I did see it coming..knew it was. Yes they lose money from brick n mortar sales. It is not that I give up money to them...it is that they give up our money to others and what is kept...gets spent wastefully...do like spoiled 5 yo child in a soy store..they want more."I want that..I want that too..boo hoo I want more toys I will just give away to the neighbor kid..or break as soon as I get it..then want more" Lately everyone wants and needs more money..it's how the economy is..but why punish is by taking more money when it is not our fault the money blown frivolously. You can bet large companies and the wealthy will be exempt or somehow granted a loophole for this new tax. All Governing bodies are needing more money..down to the State...County..and even township level. I have a bud that is a recent Retired State Trooper. ok again this is how the wealthy get over on things. The local law enforcement(and most of them do not agree with this or like it..but are told to by superiors) Anyway..they have a "Hit of the week list" This where they pull out old or seldom used laws and over enforce them in small farming townships...or other low income communities. Last week it was if you were parallel parked and did not signal when pulling away from the curb.. One lady sat in town her entire shift and handed tickets out for that alone. The week before my bud told me it was the '3 second rule' At a stop sign or flashing light indicating a stop until you were sure there was not oncoming traffic..you must be stopped a minimum of 3 seconds. They used digital stop watches as 'evidence'..sat behind the Church and doled out tickets all day. This week it is something new..ryan52 on here is my friend and lives 1/2 mile from me. We do not know what the "Hit of the week is this week'..but in about an hours time riding in and around town..we saw 7 or more folks stopped and being ticketed. I followed one guy to the gas station to ask him what it was about and that were stopping folks left and right...handing out tickets. He told me it was because one of his 2 license plate bulbs were out. Tag was still readable but one bulb was blown. So it seems that is the "Hit of the week" Ok sure..yes all Governing agencies do need more money...but they need to get it like we have to get ours... SPEND WITHIN REASON AND WITHIN YOUR BUDGET...not piddle it away then collect more from others that are budgeting their money in a tough economy. That is akin to the fat playground bully at school that eats his lunch...then beats up other kids for theirs. Laws and Policies were written to be enforced across the board....not so you can overspend...then take from the low income and the wealthy became exempt. Sure Robin Hood was fictitious..but I liked his policy.."I steal from the Rich and give to the Poor".... Let them see what it is like.