Tell Congress: Do Not Establish An Online Sales Tax!
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Apr 22nd, 2013Someone from Johnstown, CO signed.
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Apr 22nd, 2013Stanley S. from Watervliet, MI signed.
Apr 22nd, 2013Brenda B. from Colome, SD writes:
Please don't hurt the small businesses and entrepreneurs with this tax! It would be a bookkeeping nightmare!Apr 22nd, 2013Someone from Haslet, TX writes:
Money allowed to stay in the consumers pockets by overturning this bill will end up in the local economies. If I can save $20 in tax on that new digital camera, that $20 will more than likely go towards a purchase to strengthen our local economy, instead of to the government to be squandered.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 22nd, 2013Robert B. from Columbia Cross Roads, PA signed.
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Apr 21st, 2013Mr.Mrs Billy K. from Magnolia, TX writes:
Why are you people not listening to the public that put you in office ? It is long past time to get back to the patriotism that the constitution provides for us as the oath that you took.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 21st, 2013Janet M. from Smiths Station, AL signed.
Apr 21st, 2013louis M. from Agoura Hills, CA writes:
leave our money to us.we know how to make good use of it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 21st, 2013Jonathan H. from Teaneck, NJ signed.
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Apr 20th, 2013Someone from Madison, AL signed.
Apr 20th, 2013Robert T. from Kelseyville, CA writes:
Please don.t create the logistic nightmare this would create and the added expense of even more tax.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 20th, 2013Jeff H. from Kenosha, WI signed.
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Apr 20th, 2013Someone from Ilion, NY writes:
Hasty reactions to perceived problems can lead to embarrassment, just ask "Governor" Andrew Cuomo. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/18/ny-guv-looks-to-clarify-gun-law-after-concern-about-exemption-for-police/ H.R 682S. 336 appears to be such an effort. States are in need of money so the apparent solution is just to take MORE money. Internet transactions come to mind and who can argue against everyone paying their "fair share"? BUT.... have you fully considered the BURDEN you will place on the entities that have to collect the tax for you? The BURDEN of JUST having to fill out existing forms is already onerous, to say the least. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904491704576575102252569660.html If there are "as many as 9,600 tax zones" to be dealt with, imagine the ADDITIONAL burden you are creating for business! What will this additional burden do to the millions of small business owners that sell merchandise out of their kitchen on Ebay, Amazon, etc? Do you suppose that the population of people you hope will collect taxes for you will dwindle as they are forced out of business because the burden of maintaining tax collected records for the guy in Podunk, USA that bought the $5 used item is overwhelming...and you KNOW that Podunk has a local sales tax that must be collected and remitted. Imagine the administrative load of having ONE sale from ONE taxing jurisdiction that HAS to be remitted or face possible government prosecution later. The business would be faced with having to find the name and address of the taxing entity in Podunk and remit the $0.4125 (8.25%, what I pay here) check or face becoming a criminal for tax evasion. Imagine having to do this for "as many as 9,600 tax zones". BUT.... you say that you must close the Internet "loophole". Is the next logical step to close the private sales "loophole"? Will you next tighten upcreate new laws that will ENSURE that ALL private sales are taxed? I just gave a used tire to my compadre here visiting from Nebraska. He gave me $5 anyway. TECHNICALLY... I sold him the tire... but I did not pay the State of Texas nor the State of Nebraska any sales tax, I kept the $0.4125. Is the NEXT logical step to make me a criminal for tax evasion in Texas or in Nebraska? This is a slippery slope..... There SHOULD be a limit to the amount of money legislators and government can take from people that, for the most part, cannot defend themselves from their avarice. Do not support H.R 682S. 336. Not only is it ill-conceived, it cannot be made to work. The current sales taxing scheme works somewhat because the number of taxing entities to be complied with are limited to somewhat manageable levels. H.R 682S. 336 does not do this and is clearly nothing more than a money grab....REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 20th, 2013Patricia A. from Bagley, IA signed.
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Apr 20th, 2013mike y. from San Antonio, TX writes:
Some free enterprise needs to remain free. like Ken Says; go golfing with the president.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 20th, 2013Don F. from Hot Springs National Park, AR signed.
Apr 20th, 2013Ken W. from Monte Rio, CA writes:
Leave the internet alone. You guys screw up everything you touch. Better you go golfing and stay golfing.REPORT COMMENTS
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