Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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Typical big government going after small business, all this does is hurt small retailers and give an advantage to large corporations. A lot of mom and pop operations will have a tough time keeping up with all the paperwork, software etc. You're ignoring the countless brick and mortar small businesses that can't compete with online retailers, part of the reason being the sales tax differential. However, I agree with the dissent. Most people have no understanding of the commerce clause or how that is at play here. Online sales are similar to mail order retailers....which were the basis of the original rationale. Without a physical presence in a state, commerce through the mails doesn't create sufficient nexus with that state for the grasp of the state's sales tax to reach the business. Convenience of the state has no bearing on that rationale, and it is still valid. Purview of congress to change it, not the Court.
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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This is a great ruling IMO just makes it a fair choice and evens out the playing field for the down town businesses. Small town USA is disappearing any way but this may help anyway I'm hoping it will help. The tax money will help those states that have a tax a good deal.
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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It's only fair. And, as said above, the brick and mortar stores are often used as a place for us to get a good look and our hands on the things we want to buy, while we go home and buy them cheaper and save the sales tax on line . . . That's killing the small sporting goods shops as well as the "gotta have the next new thing" mentality by the younger consumers. Makes it tougher especially for bow shops to keep good inventory when a new tech bow that's hung there for a year plus becomes a pariah to the owner. Tough to make a living selling bait. Here's how one sports shop is still making it in Prairie du Chien. What do you see plastered all over the front windows? Used to be mostly sporting goods equipment inside. Now rows of liquor take up at least half the store. The Iowa customers load up their trunks and away they go. http://www.starkssportshop.com/Those of you who remember the old Starks may recall the blocks and blocks of new and used boats they had near the store. Not much there now but Alumacraft. The used boat market was killed by Craig's List. Used to be a fella would take his boat down there to trade it in.
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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These guys say it will help Mom&Pop stores. Not sure if they are affiliated with Amazon or not lol. Link to Fox page on e-commerce sales tax.
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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It is clearly NOT pro-consumer. It may help brick & mortar mom & pop outfits initially. But eventually they will fall to Amazon.
Also consider this.
Let's say I buy a product from an online seller in CA. He then sends my electronic order to a supplier in MO, who send s it to me. Why does CA have authority to tax me ? CA has provided nothing to me for the taxes I pay them. It is the classic case of taxation without representation. CA has done nothing, and provided nothing to facilitate this sale or the manufacture of this product. It is no different than the mafia taking their vig on every transaction.
A far better solution would be for a state to promote competitiveness by eliminating sales tax completely. But that will never happen The state that will be taxing you, is the state where the buyer is located, to be sure.
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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Re: Scotus rules for online sales tax
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So is inflation. White, although I agree with a lot of what you say I don't see how this will harm the local brick and mortar stores.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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