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Serious talk on taxing internet stores
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:40 pm
There is zero doubt that we are not allowing a level playing field.
- We all like free trade but it's never really free. So we use tariffs to find fair trade in the concept of Free Trade ideals.
We are constantly seeing stores close. The store fronts can not compete. Why? TAXES.
To have a store front:
- Lease fees.
- City taxes...
- State taxes...
and more.
Are we really willing to say that the Amazon's of the world should be allowed a different set of rules?
This is a starting point, I hope, of a serious question before we see towns become ghosts and run downed building collapsing due to lack of a level playing field.
- We all like free trade but it's never really free. So we use tariffs to find fair trade in the concept of Free Trade ideals.
We are constantly seeing stores close. The store fronts can not compete. Why? TAXES.
To have a store front:
- Lease fees.
- City taxes...
- State taxes...
and more.
Are we really willing to say that the Amazon's of the world should be allowed a different set of rules?
This is a starting point, I hope, of a serious question before we see towns become ghosts and run downed building collapsing due to lack of a level playing field.
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Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:43 pm to Jjdoc
Amazon pays sales tax now 
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:47 pm to Cosmo
If it's shipped from a distribution center in my state I pay tax.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:49 pm to Jjdoc
National Retail Sales Tax upon repeal of the 16th Amendment and abolishment of the IRS and we're cooking with gas.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:51 pm to Jjdoc
quote:
taxing
Man, you people fricking love taxes now that Trump told you to love them.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:55 pm to Jjdoc
Posted on 9/2/19 at 6:56 pm to Jjdoc
This is the same dumb argument cab drivers made about Uber. Instead of asking to lessen the their own regulations they asked that Uber be regulated the same way they were.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:12 pm to Jjdoc
quote:
To have a store front:
- Lease fees.
- City taxes...
- State taxes...
and more.
Are we really willing to say that the Amazon's of the world should be allowed a different set of rules
Amazon pays all of those taxes
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:19 pm to Jjdoc
JJ, Amazon buys (or leases) their massive distribution centers for supply chain and logistics. Leases and property taxes, baw.
Welcome to 2005!
I get sales tax on my Amazon purchases... it was massively late and agree they should definitely not be immune to that. If it’s not universal in the US it should be.
Welcome to 2005!
I get sales tax on my Amazon purchases... it was massively late and agree they should definitely not be immune to that. If it’s not universal in the US it should be.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:23 pm to Jjdoc
"Conservative" calls for tax increase, more at 11:00.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:23 pm to bmy
Amazon wins over small stores just like Wally World does.
Buying in volume gives lower prices and they have virtually anything you are looking for. No B&M store can do that.
Also, a lot of the stuff on there is only fulfilled by Amazon. A company ships a pile of stuff to Amazon and pays a fee for them to list it and ship it. Amazon doesn't own that inventory.
Still amazed at the apparently low rates they get for shipping. Without that they wouldn't be winning quite as easily.
Buying in volume gives lower prices and they have virtually anything you are looking for. No B&M store can do that.
Also, a lot of the stuff on there is only fulfilled by Amazon. A company ships a pile of stuff to Amazon and pays a fee for them to list it and ship it. Amazon doesn't own that inventory.
Still amazed at the apparently low rates they get for shipping. Without that they wouldn't be winning quite as easily.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:30 pm to Jjdoc
"moar taxes".
Not a winning platform
Not a winning platform
Posted on 9/2/19 at 7:30 pm to Jjdoc
I pay sales tax on internet purchases. Our state passed a law a couple of years ago. Any business doing at least $250,000 per year in sales and no presence in our state must collect sales tax. Is this what you are even talking about?
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:33 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
quote:
Man, you people fricking love taxes now that Trump told you to love them.
No dumb arse, we don't. Wise up... think. Maybe you will grasp it.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:37 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
quote:
This is the same dumb argument cab drivers made about Uber. Instead of asking to lessen the their own regulations they asked that Uber be regulated the same way they were.
Actually no. That's not being stated at all. It has zero to do with regulations and more to do with taxes and how allowing loopholes effect local economies.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:39 pm to Jjdoc
quote:
No dumb arse, we don't. Wise up... think. Maybe you will grasp it.
Oh, but you do. You want more taxes. You fricking love them as long as you agree with them.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:39 pm to bmy
quote:
Amazon pays all of those taxes
No they don't.
Tell me how many taxes Amazon pays to Lebanon, Tn? Or Saugatuck, Mi.
They don't.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:40 pm to Green Chili Tiger
quote:
"Conservative" calls for tax increase, more at 11:00.
Where did they? Where did I?
Grow up
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:43 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:
Also, a lot of the stuff on there is only fulfilled by Amazon. A company ships a pile of stuff to Amazon and pays a fee for them to list it and ship it. Amazon doesn't own that inventory.
Still amazed at the apparently low rates they get for shipping. Without that they wouldn't be winning quite as easily.
So close up smaller towns and cities all across the USA because they avoid things others can't.
I'm seeing more and more of this trend, and it's the new China model. They have a Gov advantage.
Posted on 9/2/19 at 8:47 pm to Diamondawg
quote:
I pay sales tax on internet purchases. Our state passed a law a couple of years ago. Any business doing at least $250,000 per year in sales and no presence in our state must collect sales tax. Is this what you are even talking about?
What about the town you are living in?
1- Jobs lost
2- Taxes lost
Explain how they will make up the lost revenue?
1- Can cities tax Amazon?
2- Can they tax for access to the online store?
3- If not.... are you willing to see the fall out for it?
These are serious things that need to be talked about.
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