CA taxes internet sales. Amazon bails.

[TDMVPDPOY]

they thinkn of introducing that also down here, with local retail stores are gettin there pushed back in, cause online sales are dominating the market and taking up the money, well it comes to down to choice and compe ive pricing....

lol fck the local retail stores who continue to offer range and expensive pricing....

why should you be forced to pay more tax, when there is already a sales tax on the item bought in the country, GST if you ur country has it, no taxes on overseas goods, the only way if the govt wants their share of the pie is to increase tariffs to force consumers buy local, then again you have ppl jumping to WTO...

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California Retailers Association stated: "We thank Governor Jerry Brown and the leaders in the California State Legislature who have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to California businesses by passing and signing e-fairness into law. Small and large businesses across the state have been held at a major disadvantage by the current law that out-of-state online companies like Amazon.com and Overstock.com have exploited for years. This has cost us jobs and revenues."

what about thre jobs amazon and overstock created

[DMX7]

yay ty warehouse jobs

lol

[ChuckD]

I read 10K Amazon affiliates in CA are now out of business. Some of them are probably living off their Amazon revenue.

California's fault. They won't collect one ing dime more in taxes since Amazon no longer has a footprint in the state, and they just put 10,000 businesses out of business with this law. California should have known they'd do this, since they only have in EVERY state that's implemented one of these "Amazon laws".

[DMX7]

The federal government has the right to implement an internet sales tax for interstate sales transactions. They should end Amazon's unfair dirty tactics and install one, then distribute it to states accordingly. End this Amazon blackmarket.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The federal government has the right to implement an internet sales tax for interstate sales transactions. They should end Amazon's unfair dirty tactics and install one, then distribute it to states accordingly. End this Amazon blackmarket.

Its unfair compe ion. Local business has taken a huge hit this last decade.

[Bender]

Local business has taken a huge hit this last decade.

local business have a crap selection. I rarely ever buy anything locally anymore. The no sales tax thing is nice, but I buy from TX companies online also, and pay s.t.
I was at a local Penneys last week looking for a Tall dress shirt, and they had a crappy selection. Salesman told me they had a better selection online.
Also Old Navy, they carry zero Tall shirts in store, only online.

screw em all.

[scott]

local business have a crap selection. I rarely ever buy anything locally anymore. The no sales tax thing is nice, but I buy from TX companies online also, and pay s.t.
I was at a local Penneys last week looking for a Tall dress shirt, and they had a crappy selection. Salesman told me they had a better selection online.
Also Old Navy, they carry zero Tall shirts in store, only online.

screw em all.

You don't seem to understand what "Local Business" means.

[Bender]

mail order & catalog companies have been around way before the internet. They did not have to collect tax on out of state sales. What's the diff between that, and what amazon is doing?

amazon collects tax in several states where they have a presence.

[Winehole23]

How many states do it?

[Winehole23]

However, New York in 2008 passed a law to require companies with online affiliate advertising programs to collect sales tax for sales through those affiliates based in New York. Since then Rhode Island, North Carolina, Illinois, Arkansas and Connecticut passed similar laws

[ManuBalboa]

<3 Amazon

AMZ is like China, they don't give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk. They will pack their bags the second they don't get their way. It's wrong, but free shipping - no taxes - lowest prices....awww skeeeet skeeeet.