Internet Taxation and such….
I just got finished reading an article where a reporter writes his opinion on the possibility of US States taxing Internet businesses. Man, the day that happens, we’ll probably see a sharp decline of new businesses starting and an incline of businesses taking their business offline. How can you tax interstate sales? Much less inter-country sales? If I bought something from some place based in California, and no known presence in Texas, through a mail order catalog, they wouldn’t charge me taxes. Why? Because there is no taxation on good leaving the state where that vendor has no physical location. Now granted, I’ve read where Michigan is charging people back taxes on cigarettes bought online. WTF? The Federal Gov just let’em do that without even a dirty look. I don’t blame people for looking for a better deal. After all, if I could save a few thousand bucks on a bad habit, why not? Anyway, I think that an Internet Tax by any US State will hurt more than help. Besides, it’d be a giant headache for them to get around the established tax laws prohibiting this type of taxation. How would they collect anyway?
We need to keep the ‘net free (as in beer). After all, it is the last place on this pathetic little place we call Earth that frees people from the restraint of location and most taxes (the EU VAT sucks shit too).
Hmmm…. Just my opinions. 
Maybe more later….
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