[nylug-talk] [OT] internet sales tax for NY in Dec. and the US?

[J. Oquendo]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Brian Gupta wrote:

> I suspect states are going to have to tread very carefully, as they
> risk alienating their voters. (Basically, if they could some how
> magically enforce the "use tax", citizens would not view it as
> enforcement of an old tax, but rather a new tax. With Spitzer's claim
> of no new taxes, it will be interesting to see, if a) he pulls it off,
> and b) voters don't throw him out of office.

Most are acting as if votes count at the end of it all (2000/2004
elections anyone?). What I can foresee happening *if* the
government passed laws concerning collecting out of state taxes
is, companies setting up shop in other countries altogether.
www.amazon.ca. So now they're based in Canada, what are you
going to do declare war on a country forcing them to partake
in tax laws that mean nothing to them. Taxes have become such a
horrible joke:

Every dollar earned from your paycheck:
Federal tax
State tax

Buy something with the leftover taxed dollar?
More tax

End of year re-check:
Pay more.

What is one *really* earning in NY per dollar? 0.65 - 0.78 

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