HEY CJ, and so you really think the money is going to go "for schools, roads, law enforcement, fire protection, snow removal and public utilities, etc, out of their profit margin?" YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!!!!! The states are planning NEW spending from the potential revenues!! They can't pay for what they are buying already, yet instead of plugging the potential revenue in to pay off deficits, they immediately try to pass new spending programs. And that, Sir, is why new taxes as a solution to the deficit problem is a complete non starter. They aren't going to use it to reduce the deficit at all. Va MD and DC have already spent the money before it gets passed.
Quote from The Examiner:
"Officials in Virginia, Maryland and the District are all counting on approval of the tax. Virginia and Maryland have already approved transportation plans that require hundreds of millions in new revenue from the online sales tax. The D.C. Council will soon take up a proposal to use revenue from the internet sales tax to eliminate homelessness in the District."
And if you think for one minute that our present government is looking out for us, you are sadly mistaken, their paramount interest is in getting our money and giving it to themselves, other levels of government, or "their partners in crime" aka, corporations who will donate the money back to them. Political corruption is rampant at every level, in this country.
Originally Posted by Cherie
bla bla bla ... excuse me for butting in
FACT
The three biggest uses of sales tax revenue are transportation expenditures (highways, roads and bridges), public education and aid to local governments, police, fire depts., etc.
if you have a business (online or otherwise) that collects tax at the point of sale from customers youre covered..
if you have a business that doesn't collect taxes at the point of sale, you pay STILL PAY FOR the aforementioned roads bridges, education, police etc, WITHOUT the benefit of any additional funding provided by a sales tax, ergo your profit margin takes the hit.
how fucking hard is that to understand?,