The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow state governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers who do not have a physical location in their state and have revenues of over $1 Million per year. Online retailers would be responsible for collecting the taxes and distributing them to state and local governments. Proponents of the bill include brick and mortar retailers who argue that exempting online retailers from sales taxes penalizes traditional stores who are forced to charge customers higher prices due to cover the tax. Opponents argue that since online retailers do not use local services funded by sales taxes they should be exempt and that the federal government should not get involved in state tax issues.
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Yes
@9FNY3KM 7mos7MO
we shouldnt have taxes for something bought online because we already pay for shipping and the product
@9FQL3ZN7mos7MO
If online taxes must be paid, pay the same amount of taxes the patrons pay in the jurisdiction the products originate, with all the tax money going to that jurisdiction only, and not to the corrupt state where the buyer lives.
I feel like online sales tax should be legal because you're paying taxes to the government which helps them gain more support for our country.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, some version of this is probably appropriate. As always, more thought is needed.
No, and abolish consumer-side sales taxes
@9LK9SPC4 days4D
Customers should pay the sale taxes from their own state on the item that is being sold ( ex: I live in Nebraska so I pay sale taxes
@9LCQP89 2wks2W
Regardless, it should be up to the businesses to collect the tax, with the help of the government, and not the responsibility of individuals to track their own purchases.
No, online purchases should not be subject to local or state taxes and should instead be subject to a flat nationalized online sales tax
@8DZJFN24yrs4Y
Yes, but big corporations should pay taxes. small local shops are fine
@8DWQX9TLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, since the technology now exists to make the process simple and low cost.
@8DWKC99Progressive4yrs4Y
No, and abolish all sales tax.
@8DRS2ZWProgressive4yrs4Y
Pay sales tax of your own state if there’s a physical entity of the store in your state
@8DQ4N8H4yrs4Y
Yes, and out-of-state sales tax should not apply.
@8DPD3CN4yrs4Y
i need more information
@8DMQGXW4yrs4Y
No, the tax should be on the seller, not the buyer, and it should be illegal to not include taxes in the listed price.
@8DGXMV84yrs4Y
A federa sales tax should be made specifically for online transactions
@8DFVLC3Constitution4yrs4Y
No, all taxes should be abolished
@8DDTN44Republican4yrs4Y
No, unless we create a single federal sales tax
@8DC32BV4yrs4Y
Yes, but a federal payment system should be made so tax time is not hard. (Not need a account for all 50 states to sell)
@8DBPZJQ4yrs4Y
Sales tax should be paid by the transaction. If Illinois is selling to Oregon, the Oregon resident should never pay since they do not have state sales tax, but the seller may have to pay Illinois tax if their laws say that they need to.
@8DBPBF54yrs4Y
Yes, but there needs to be a single tax rate for online purchases. As it is, every state and municipality can require a different tax rate, which is a nightmare to track.
@8D9J8KY4yrs4Y
Not enough information to make a judgment.
@8D7WK9L4yrs4Y
Dawg I can not comprehend your capitalist issues
@8D5KYYS4yrs4Y
They can if they trying to help them
@8D4YK9V4yrs4Y
The sales tax should be eliminated all together.
@8D4DNLB4yrs4Y
@8D499HR4yrs4Y
No, but individual states should be able to regulate how they handle online purchases.
@8D47BCY4yrs4Y
No, there should be a flat rate sales tax for all online purchases
@8CZQBB44yrs4Y
Instead of having to pay a different sales tax potentially to each municipality in the country, there should be a uniform national sales tax for online purchases. It discriminates against small businesses online don't have the resources to cover all the variations.
@8CYYR9D4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as the out-of-state sales tax isn't levied as well.
@Landon72044yrs4Y
Abolish all taxes. Also, online purchases are way too overused.
@8CW98CL4yrs4Y
Stop taxing everything you can Government.
@8CVYXPR4yrs4Y
Create a standard sales tax system
@8CVVWRFLibertarian4yrs4Y
No, there is a work around that people could do.
Yes and use the tax money to lower property taxes
I do not really know much about this
@8CRLT4F4yrs4Y
Sales taxes sould be eliminated and replaced with a value added tax.
@8CP4CZD4yrs4Y
No, abolish sales tax and increase the top marginal tax rate
@8CML2N3Libertarian4yrs4Y
Government shouldn't be dictating the states taxes.
@8CM5XPKLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, but as a Federal Sales Tax and redistribute 80% of collected takes proportionally between the selling and buying state, keeping 20% for the Federal Government.
@8CM3X3HRepublican4yrs4Y
No, and abolish state sales taxes from online purchases.
@8CL6MLF4yrs4Y
No because online retailers will just pass the bill onto consumers.
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