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Originally Posted by DaleMN
Don't raise my taxes but by God you better keep the street in front of my house nice and smooth, you better defend me against enemies, you better put a fire out if my house ignites, i better be able to flush my toilet, kids better be able to afford college, there better not be terrorists on my plane, the snow better be plowed, i better not be in danger because of drunk drivers, you better try to bring business and growth to my community, i better see a Fourth of July parade. But dammit don't raise my taxes.  |
Dale, you make some good points----we sometimes want "services" but then complain about having to pay for them. Look at us here in TV. Wow, you talk about having services (also could be called amenities). This is why most of us live here---correct? As I have tried to explain, an Internet tax isn't exactly raising taxes, it's an attempt to level the playing field and provide a mechanism to collect sales tax that the local small business in most states must pay and this legislation would require the large e-tailer to do likewise. Personally, my wife and I enjoy the small shops around the squares here in TV and those in Smallville and Largeville around the country. However, over 60% of the people in our country shop WalMart and the large E-tailers. The small farms are all gone---perhaps in the near future---the small shops! Progress.