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**SweetCaroline** · 08-10-2012, 10:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill_C...._North_Dakota

Look, I know you are fond of relying on Wikipedia for all your knowledge, but this is lazy, even for you.

States and local municipalities have the authority to place sales taxes on individual purchases, whether the retailer is physically based in the state should not matter since the tax is dependent on the location of the transaction from the standpoint of the consumer. That's why it's referred to as a consumption tax.

States depend on sales tax for funding budgets, and unless you want to increase state income tax or gut funding to things like roads and public education, they need to apply equally to all consumer spending. The SCOTUS ruling you cite was written well before online retail came to the fore, and Congress has the authority to overrule it through legislation. Amazon, not Valve, has fought tooth and nail against state sales tax on e-commerce.[1]

I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but laws are only necessary so far as they are useful. They are not immutable. Don't like paying sales taxes? No problem. You can always move to Montana or Alaska.

Legally providing a product that customers demand is now a new low? How are package stores any better?

Many things that are reprehensible are also technically legal. Unless you have the IQ of red_dog, it should be obvious that individual sellers with no oversight should not be able to sell firearms through Amazon to any Joe **** with a credit card. Background checks and physical ID checks should be the minimum criteria for gun ownership. If we're going to have gun control laws, they should be applied consistently. And incidentally, Ron Paul Jr., Congress can restrict the sale of firearms, so whether it is currently legal to buy assault weapons on Amazon doesn't mean it will be in the future.

08-10-2012, 10:51 PM	#29
SweetCaroline Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quill_C...._North_Dakota Look, I know you are fond of relying on Wikipedia for all your knowledge, but this is lazy, even for you. States and local municipalities have the authority to place sales taxes on individual purchases, whether the retailer is physically based in the state should not matter since the tax is dependent on the location of the transaction from the standpoint of the consumer. That's why it's referred to as a consumption tax. States depend on sales tax for funding budgets, and unless you want to increase state income tax or gut funding to things like roads and public education, they need to apply equally to all consumer spending. The SCOTUS ruling you cite was written well before online retail came to the fore, and Congress has the authority to overrule it through legislation. Amazon, not Valve, has fought tooth and nail against state sales tax on e-commerce.[1] I know this is going to come as a shock to you, but laws are only necessary so far as they are useful. They are not immutable. Don't like paying sales taxes? No problem. You can always move to Montana or Alaska. Legally providing a product that customers demand is now a new low? How are package stores any better? Many things that are reprehensible are also technically legal. Unless you have the IQ of red_dog, it should be obvious that individual sellers with no oversight should not be able to sell firearms through Amazon to any Joe **** with a credit card. Background checks and physical ID checks should be the minimum criteria for gun ownership. If we're going to have gun control laws, they should be applied consistently. And incidentally, Ron Paul Jr., Congress can restrict the sale of firearms, so whether it is currently legal to buy assault weapons on Amazon doesn't mean it will be in the future.
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