Internet Sales Tax

[liberalmike27]

62. Great post SavannahMann

My whole point was that we should fight this tax, just like the rich fight theirs, and we should find a DIFFERENT way to collect taxes for States and localities. Totally right about the "wrapped in fairness," thing, basically saying "Let's do some of the same very unfair (definition of regressive taxes) thing, by adding taxes to Internet sales, to match the other unfair thing we did. Yes, it still seems stupid to me.

Many seem to have the perception that only rich people buy stuff over the Internet. I've got 4 credit cards, right now I'm not buying much, but I have bought stuff. The variety is tremendous on the Internet. But I'm relatively poor, and getting assistance now to pay for the cards, so, poor guy here, made subject to the tax.

If I DID want to pay a tax, then I think we should pay the tax in the State, where the Internet store ships from, not here. After all, if I buy it IN a physical Tiger Direct, in CA, for instance, I'll pay it there. Why does Alabama get to collect anything? I'm buying it from CA.

I read a great article today, on Truthout, or Alternet,or perhaps RSN, about how taxes have been TRANSFERRED onto the poor. I've personally made this point for years, that the only people really getting tax cuts are the rich. The richer you are, the more you've gotten over the last 50 years, and if you did get a dollar or two, and earn less, it was probably replaced by sales, gas, property, Internet, or some other fee or tax, spread out in many different small places.

There are still a lot of people here, who are following the media line, taking it hook, line, and sinker, not realizing that there are other ways for States, or Cities to tax, perhaps the best way through Income earned. It sort of pushes the government to assure we've got jobs too, doesn't it.