vic102482
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join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| This is realy great for helping the economy
No really.....it is. There are already 5 other fees and universal taxes on web access. And how the HELL do you tax web access? They are already taxing ISPs for their revenue. Comcast and verizon dont take in 10 billion or whatever annually from internet connection sales and pay nothing. So they want to tax their (ISPs) income AND web access?
Everyone pays sales tax on internet connections right? This would mean that there would be an additional unrelated web tax?
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StudioTech
S2409W plus SA4250HD
join:2001-10-10
Edison, NJ | Can the gov't ever do without more money?
Just asking... |
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VisitorBBR
@unl.edu | That's like asking most men if they can ever do without more sex. Won't happen. |
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Raydr
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join:2000-11-19
Carrollton, TX | reply to vic102482
Re: This is realy great for helping the economy
What they want to tax is sales made over the internet.
You buy something on eBay, you'll pay sales tax.
You buy something on an online store, you'll pay sales tax.
etc. |
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cyberthugin
join:2002-03-12
Kew Gardens, NY | Tax That Assz
Sick and tired of taxes, seems to me that the govt can only do it tax you on everything and imprison you if you don't pay up. |
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jose3030
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Manassas, VA | Dumb people in DC use federal money unwisely.
Everyone pays for it.
Yea, give me freedom or give me death. |
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vic102482
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join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| reply to Raydr
Re: This is realy great for helping the economy
said by Raydr  :
What they want to tax is sales made over the internet.
You buy something on eBay, you'll pay sales tax.
You buy something on an online store, you'll pay sales tax.
etc.
Sadly I wish you were right.....
which imposes a federal ban on state and local taxes on Internet access services *and* certain Internet-based sales transactions
Internet access services like VOIP, this means that they can tax it as a telecom serice (like verizon) and then DOUBLE tax it for web access, not to mention the ADDITIONAL web sales tax!
WTF are these states trying to do here? Everyones verizon bill would go from 29.99 to 32 bucks for standard sales tax and maybe 37 after all of said taxes.
Cell phone bills already suffer for this. I pay city, county, and state tax on my cell. 39.99 = 47.95 per month here in maryland after taxes.
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Mellow
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join:2001-11-16
Salisbury, MD | got taxes?
I say we just tax every mexican that walks freely over our borders instead of taxing the internet. |
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evagilon
join:2003-01-10
Imperial Beach, CA | reply to jose3030
Re: Tax That Assz
What Only Washington? I'm afraid what Cali is going to do to my isp nevermind additional sales tax. Looks like i'm going have to find another way to shop for anime. |
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vic102482
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join:2002-04-30
Upper Marlboro, MD
| said by evagilon :
What Only Washington? I'm afraid what Cali is going to do to my isp nevermind additional sales tax. Looks like i'm going have to find another way to shop for anime.
That is the general attitude that will take place. States will really be shooting themselves in the foot if they do that. I sense "mail in" web sales taking affect.
Print out an invoice online mail that sucker in, and the company pays tax as a mail order vs. web access.
The fact that this can even be fathomed shows the disrimination on web access tax.
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Apophis
Jaffa Kree
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Holmen, WI
clubs: 
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Re: got taxes?
said by Mellow :
I say we just tax every mexican that walks freely over our borders instead of taxing the internet.
This might sound stupid, but I think you've got a point. |
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jethrogump
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join:2001-03-02
Mesquite, TX
|  Take Lawyers out of Government
The big problem with government especially in the Legislative branch is we have a government run buy lawyers. Lawyers have already created so much confusion our country is now buy the lawyer and for the lawyer and screw everyone else.
They really could care less about adding another tax because this country of Lawyers has it so screwed up already the only way to fix it is to remove them all from Government.
Internet tax unacceptable, Taxing on E-commerce could kill that business also. This is just another act buy stupid aristocrats who have a butler or a grunt do their email and funny enough know about as much about the internet as George Bush or Al Gore |
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woody7
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join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA |  Go Govt........................................
If it moves tax it.......................Not |
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jethrogump
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join:2001-03-02
Mesquite, TX
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Re: This is realy great for helping the economy
This is almost a tax to help the following with Big bad Lobbies in Washington and all Government.
1. Walmart/K mart/Target(loss of sales to a little guy online and Ebay)
2. Usual Suspects: SBC, Verizon and their Klan.
Walmart probably thinks this is Cool as selling themselves as all American when they are a China junk store. |
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jsouth
Jsouth
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Wichita, KS | Kmart a big Lobbiest. LOL that is a good one. |
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The Folsom
Kindly Shut Your Noise Hole.
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Yucaipa, CA | reply to Apophis
Re: got taxes?
"That'll be one dollar, please. Thank you and enjoy your visit. Here's your hand stamp." |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
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Re: This is realy great for helping the economy
this will hurt the economy, many online stores arent geared to handle the tax systems of 50 states let alone all the counties and cities who have sales tax. and i thought internet access was taxed allready, what is "web access" and how is it different from internet, sounds to me like a get rich quick and spend it all plan by the states.
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oliphant5
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join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA
| They have enough friggin' money
They don't need more. And even if they get it, what the hell will they do with it...waste it, just like they did in California? No thanks. I know how to spend MY money better than the corrupt government knows how to spend MY money.
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bardan
join:2002-10-05
Canada
| The "lost taxes" are going back into the economy by way of increased spending by the consumer (more disposable income) - is this not a good thing? The consumer spends more - has the potential to create more jobs - at minimum it will help to reduce/prevent job losses! Excessive taxes do not help to maintain and create employment. |
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oliphant5
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join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA
| Finally, someone who gets it.
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