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<p>[QUOTE="midas1, post: 1725061, member: 21309"]I'm no fan of paying taxes. OTOH, local businesses are at a disadvantage when buyers check out that 55" flat screen TV on display in their local store then </p><p>buy it from Amazon to avoid paying local sales tax. Originally, the internet sales tax holiday was supposed to last a couple of years to give the new i businesses </p><p>a chance to get established. However, Amazon and other onlines businesses realized they have a tremendous advantage over brick and mortar stores so they spent millions on lobbyist who managed to get the tax exempt laws extended. Of course, our politicians sucked up the money and changed the law. </p><p>BTW, all purchasers buying over the internet are legally obligated to voluntarily pay local sales taxes in their home states.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="midas1, post: 1725061, member: 21309"]I'm no fan of paying taxes. OTOH, local businesses are at a disadvantage when buyers check out that 55" flat screen TV on display in their local store then buy it from Amazon to avoid paying local sales tax. Originally, the internet sales tax holiday was supposed to last a couple of years to give the new i businesses a chance to get established. However, Amazon and other onlines businesses realized they have a tremendous advantage over brick and mortar stores so they spent millions on lobbyist who managed to get the tax exempt laws extended. Of course, our politicians sucked up the money and changed the law. BTW, all purchasers buying over the internet are legally obligated to voluntarily pay local sales taxes in their home states.[/QUOTE]
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