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This is why online buying took off. No Taxes. This is why retail store are closing no taxes. I like going to the retail store, I like to see and feel what I'am buying. Next will be no more free shipping. But if it did say free ship, you can bet it will be added to the price and if you look close that happens now. It wouldn't surprise me if next you had to pay taxes from the state it was shipped from and where its shipped too.
In the long standing of this, look into the "Amazon ACT" that is why this is being implemented with even more enforcement. Personally I don't think it should be MY job to collect YOUR States taxes as an ambassador to [your] the STATE. All the monkey's and you infinite STATE benefits and Taxpayer funded jobs can get off your asses and muster your own manpower to enforce your Statutes. Why make your problems my problems when your own residents aren't being truthful or honest in reporting such items of question? ISN'T THAT their responsibility? Wheres the Accountability of your "Citizens" in your body of politic?
And yes, you can bet your wrinkled tooshie that shipping is packed into the price and PADDED at that to make thing seem more attractive in sales and watching the human behaviors of it all is rather fascinating in its own right.. But mass majority of people don't get it even when you lay it out for them which is what makes me roll my eyes when I hear people say or ask about "FREE shipping". Personally i like working with manufactures who control their own pricing as it evens the playing field across all vendors.
Ordinary Biker wrote:
Personally I don't have a huge issue with this. My issue is more with taxation in general.
I like the convenience of online shopping, but some things just need to be seen, touched, or maybe even tried on before buying. Best Buy complained about people coming in to see electronic equipment, then leaving and buying through Amazon. Of course the fact that they only employ kids that are more interested in their phones than customers has NOTHING to do with that scenario...
I don't think double taxation will happen...
I feel someone is reading, has read, or just understands US Title 26 ;)
Generally I prefer to support locally and do so in most cases but the business model of today doesnt allow for that anymore to survive in business.
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