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jberryhill

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21. There is a hidden assumption in your figures

Mon May 13, 2013, 01:29 PM

May 2013

How much is that person making $20K spending on internet purchases.

Purchasing something on the internet requires - a computer, a debit or credit card, internet service, and a residence (and preferably one in a place where packages can be left).

You are assuming that the distribution of purchasing behavior by income is the same for internet purchases and physical purchases.

I'd bet you a shiny penny that it is not the same distribution.

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Internet Sales Tax [View all] liberalmike27 May 2013 OP

Full Text of Article liberalmike27 May 2013 #1

"if we buy something we should come home and pay taxes on that" jberryhill May 2013 #2

Living in AL liberalmike27 May 2013 #8

Adding liberalmike27 May 2013 #9

You seem to be misdirected jberryhill May 2013 #12

"only a moron is going to cut a check to the State, for stuff they've bought elsewhere" jberryhill May 2013 #10

You most certainly do NOT pay that tax to the other state joeglow3 May 2013 #22

So I buy a product from Italy and install it here and then ship it to customer in another state... L0oniX May 2013 #37

Italy is not in the United States jberryhill May 2013 #40

Ummm, are you really in business? joeglow3 May 2013 #43

Cal Thomas is an ultra-conservative Ron Paul/Bush/Steve Forbes republican graham4anything May 2013 #3

Thing Is liberalmike27 May 2013 #6

But it's not an extra tax kcr May 2013 #11

But, it wasn't being collected because ... oldhippie May 2013 #18

Sounds like regulation of interstate commerce to me jberryhill May 2013 #19

Uh, no. That would be .... oldhippie May 2013 #23

I referred to two things jberryhill May 2013 #26

Agree on Thing 1 ... oldhippie May 2013 #33

Can you honestly tell me ...... oldhippie May 2013 #27

Flat taxes are regressive. DebJ May 2013 #4

Flat taxes are regressive, yes liberalmike27 May 2013 #5

There is a hidden assumption in your figures jberryhill May 2013 #21

I have no problem with the internet sales tax as long as the tax goes to the Larkspur May 2013 #7

"...but I don't pay it because it's a hassle and easily forgotten. " oldhippie May 2013 #20

I use Turbo Tax to do my 1040 form Larkspur May 2013 #30

OK, I understand now ...... oldhippie May 2013 #36

Yep jberryhill May 2013 #42

I would rather the States .... oldhippie May 2013 #44

No, they are not going to be contacting anyone and lying to them jberryhill May 2013 #47

Hello? oldhippie May 2013 #48

My eyes aren't that bad jberryhill May 2013 #52

If the state wants the tax, then they have to find a way to enforce it Larkspur May 2013 #49

My state has a line in it's tax code concerning out of state purchases. bluestate10 May 2013 #65

Tax is for things that cost the nation and state and county and city money. L0oniX May 2013 #13

How do those purchases appear at your door? jberryhill May 2013 #14

Gas, tire, property and other taxes already pay for that. L0oniX May 2013 #15

Then why did you include it in your list? jberryhill May 2013 #17

So hows that tax thing working out for Delaware? L0oniX May 2013 #24

"a counter attack on you"? jberryhill May 2013 #29

But those goods don't magically appear on store shelves. joeglow3 May 2013 #25

Yes, and? jberryhill May 2013 #32

I agree with you, but in a stronger sense joeglow3 May 2013 #35

Ah jberryhill May 2013 #38

Once can argue the merits and demerits of sales taxt, but this is collecting taxes already owed. JHB May 2013 #16

Most store front operations sell online too as I am sure you know... L0oniX May 2013 #31

It seems like you are making an odd connection here joeglow3 May 2013 #39

Oh jeeze ...another reframe to promote an argument on DU. Whatever pffft n/t L0oniX May 2013 #41

So, won't answer the question, huh? oldhippie May 2013 #45

Whether I buy online or in a brick and mortar has nothing to do with taxes. RC May 2013 #46

"Sales tax is small potatoes compared to the income taxes that are not being paid" jberryhill May 2013 #53

The federal Government does not have a sales tax. RC May 2013 #56

The federal government is not proposing one either jberryhill May 2013 #57

Not just personal income tax, but ALL Federal income tax, corporate and personal. RC May 2013 #58

Am I in the right place? FreeJoe May 2013 #28

"to not bias them in favor of the well off" jberryhill May 2013 #34

it's only good if it's a federal tax alc May 2013 #50

"So I'd use some service to manage it" jberryhill May 2013 #54

One principle should be abundantly clear: only regressive taxes need indepat May 2013 #51

What are the demographics of internet purchasers? jberryhill May 2013 #55

I know not, but suspect the big-league professional basketball, football, and hockey players, who indepat May 2013 #59

Nothing like good, hard data jberryhill May 2013 #60

A relatively well off, well educated group of people. They should pay the damned taxes. nt bluestate10 May 2013 #66

I am always suspicious when something is endorsed by Big Business. Savannahmann May 2013 #61

Good business people understand money flow and document every movement. bluestate10 May 2013 #67

Here be the rub. Savannahmann May 2013 #68

Yeah, because... jberryhill May 2013 #69

Have you ever noticed that the rich folks never get audited? Savannahmann May 2013 #70

Great post SavannahMann liberalmike27 May 2013 #62

I support an Internet sales tax and want it implemented asap. bluestate10 May 2013 #63

Republicans LOVE sales taxes alarimer May 2013 #64