Grr just no, the net is one of the few places where we aren't nickled and dimed with taxes or gulable consumers see 1.99 and think a penny less than 2 dollars is a savings.
On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > This is an interesting article, appearing in the S.F. New Mexican sunday > edition. > (SFNM left out two paragraphs) > > > http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/national_internet_sales_tax_why_i_love_the_marketplace_fairness_act_and.html > > Its interesting on a number of > "net culture" as well as tax law perspectives: > > - The SFNM paper has a "virtual" publication's article. Slate and > HuffPost seems quite popular. The new R > euters > ? > > - The article discusses retail tax, but with interesting nuances > > - Amazon supports it because they want to build large warehouses in most > states for same-day delivery > > - Look out WalMart! > > - The law will only go into effect if all states simplify their tax codes > and provide free software to on-line businesses > > - Conservatives and Liberals both agree that "its time now" .. the web > businesses no longer need the > subsidy > . > > - As the population ages, they'd be fine with on-line buying with same day > delivery, even from local businesses, and this law is likely to build an > ecology for easy delivery, vans for example. > > - > There is an exemption for on-line stores with less than $1million annual > revenues. > > - The exception is being considered unfair with large, but not nation > wide, on-line retailers, and by eBay who services many of them. > > -- Owen > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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