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Department of Justice loses trade case
Posted on 2/18/17 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 2/18/17 at 12:59 pm
I guess Sessions was too late to try and save the government's case.
Court Rules the Snuggie is a Blanket, Not a Robe
Court Rules the Snuggie is a Blanket, Not a Robe
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A federal trade court ruled that a Snuggie is a blanket, not a robe, for tariff purposes.
The court ruled that the cozy, fleecy coverings aren’t considered to be “robes or priestly vestments” and shouldn’t be taxed at a higher rate, Bloomberg BNA reported.
The Justice Department argued that Snuggies are apparel and should be taxed higher than blankets, but their argument was struck down Friday by the Court of International Trade’s Judge Mark Barnett.
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The DOJ insists that because the product has sleeves, it resembles “clerical or ecclesiastical garments and vestments” and “professional or scholastic gowns and robes.”
But Barnett sided with Allstar’s argument, saying that unlike gowns or robes, the Snuggie doesn’t have anything to seal up the open back. Barnett added that the sleeves merely keep the Snuggie from falling off its user while still allowing the user to use his or her hands to do things.
The judge’s decision means that importers bringing in the Snuggie as a blanket will need to pay 8.5 percent duty tax instead of 14.9 percent.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:04 pm to TrueTiger
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The Justice Department argued that Snuggies are apparel and should be taxed higher than blankets, but their argument was struck down Friday by the Court of International Trade’s Judge Mark Barnett.
If there's zero People of Wal Mart pics of customers shopping in even just one then it cannot be apparel.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:43 pm to TrueTiger
Thank heaven's this important question of our times has been answered.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:45 pm to TrueTiger
you know when people bring up "omg this guy sued the EPA and he's now running it" meme? most of those suits are over important issues like this
This post was edited on 2/18/17 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:46 pm to Five0
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Thank heaven's this important question of our times has been answered.
Seriously. What the hell is going on? The DOJ should never have to touch a case like this.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:47 pm to tiggerthetooth
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The DOJ should never have to touch a case like this.
why not? it's a trade issue over federal taxation (tariffs)
this is exactly what the DOJ is mandated to do: represent the federal government
Posted on 2/18/17 at 1:59 pm to SlowFlowPro
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this is exactly what the DOJ is mandated to do: represent the federal government
Correct. I just filed it under, things that will have no bearing on my life.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 2:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
Was the lawsuit really worth it? Seems like just another case of a federal department telling a small or private business what to do without flexibility. I'm glad the govt lost but it's not what it should have come to.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 2:28 pm to tiggerthetooth
Hopefully Gorsuch gets confirmed before this important case makes it to the Supreme Court.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 2:35 pm to TrueTiger
Just another reason to dislike Obama: his administration persecuted the Snuggie.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:48 pm to C
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Was the lawsuit really worth it? Seems like just another case of a federal department telling a small or private business what to do without flexibility. I'm glad the govt lost but it's not what it should have come to.
Jesus Christ stop parroting the uber-con bullshite.
It is a dispute about taxes. Exactly what the Federal Government should be trying to control. It was a gray area that needed clarification. IRS clarified. Importers of foreign Snuggies disagreed. DOJ defended the FEDGOV position in court. Court agreed with importers.
You know who lost? Taxpayers. We have to make up the difference.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:51 pm to TrueTiger
I find it stunning that our government 1. Is so fricking tedious that this case exists and 2. That some bureaucrat really thought some judge was going to rule a backless snuggie to be a garment just cause it had sleeves.
I mean, how the frick much money are we even talking about? Bureaucrats trying to justify their own existence
I mean, how the frick much money are we even talking about? Bureaucrats trying to justify their own existence
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:52 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
quote:It takes a bureaucrat to think this was gray area
. It was a gray area that needed clarification. IRS clarified.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:56 pm to TrueTiger
bullshite frivolous cases like this is why people hate government and especially democrats and their sue happy ways.
Posted on 2/18/17 at 3:56 pm to TrueTiger
Here is the question I have:
Why are robes taxed at one rate and blankets another?
Why are robes taxed at one rate and blankets another?
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