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		<title>By: Daniel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I agree on having a level playing field, I don’t think that the Marketplace Fairness Act does that. I am a strong supporter of the amazing document that we are governed by. The constitution takes president over any law and if changes in society have made it unfair then the founders of this great
document provided for the ability to change it.  

To me it seems like the supreme courts rulings left open the question of Section 9 stating congress can pass tax laws but as always they need to be constitutional and I am sure it will be challenged.  I immediately thought that Article I section 9 forbids this but it isn’t that simple. While on the face of it you might think that Section 9 forbids any tax but an interesting point is that by exclusively stating “articles exported” and not saying anything about “articles imported” is it stating that the state sending the merchandise cannot tax it but the state receiving it can? This distinction would also cover the taxation without representation issue as the one paying the tax is the importer and is represented by the state implementing the tax. 

Article I Section 10 seams to allow congress to let states impose a tax on things imported but the tax would then need to be sent to the US treasury. I doubt that that is the intent of any member of congress. While almost nobody pays the use tax that many states have it seems that the treasury could send a bill to the state for whatever they collect over the cost of collecting it.

I still think the act itself is bad policy and feel that in most cases shipping cost alone more than levels the playing field.  I am still unsure of its constitutionality and while it might be constitutional to charge the tax is it constitutional to make
the seller collect it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I agree on having a level playing field, I don’t think that the Marketplace Fairness Act does that. I am a strong supporter of the amazing document that we are governed by. The constitution takes president over any law and if changes in society have made it unfair then the founders of this great<br />
document provided for the ability to change it.  </p>
<p>To me it seems like the supreme courts rulings left open the question of Section 9 stating congress can pass tax laws but as always they need to be constitutional and I am sure it will be challenged.  I immediately thought that Article I section 9 forbids this but it isn’t that simple. While on the face of it you might think that Section 9 forbids any tax but an interesting point is that by exclusively stating “articles exported” and not saying anything about “articles imported” is it stating that the state sending the merchandise cannot tax it but the state receiving it can? This distinction would also cover the taxation without representation issue as the one paying the tax is the importer and is represented by the state implementing the tax. </p>
<p>Article I Section 10 seams to allow congress to let states impose a tax on things imported but the tax would then need to be sent to the US treasury. I doubt that that is the intent of any member of congress. While almost nobody pays the use tax that many states have it seems that the treasury could send a bill to the state for whatever they collect over the cost of collecting it.</p>
<p>I still think the act itself is bad policy and feel that in most cases shipping cost alone more than levels the playing field.  I am still unsure of its constitutionality and while it might be constitutional to charge the tax is it constitutional to make<br />
the seller collect it.</p>
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		<title>By: UnpaidTaxCollector</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UnpaidTaxCollector]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This kind of law is so dead out of the gate it isn&#039;t even funny.  
1. The Commerce Clause: Congress can NOT impede interstate commerce like this. 
2. Jurisdiction: No resident of one state is subject to the laws of 49 other states if they aren&#039;t present.  
3. Slavery was abolished, in all forms. This amounts to Unindentured Servitude for individual citizens.  No state can force a resident of another state to work for them. 
4. Federal Minimum Wage &amp; Workplace law violations: If Congress asserts at least 49 &quot;other&quot; states&#039; right to subject an individual to their laws, that individual would also become an unpaid, under the counter employee, and those states would be subject to follow Federal Workplace Laws and regulations. It&#039;s not like your own state asking you to fill out your own income tax form, this is asking you to become an unpaid tax collector for a state you don&#039;t reside in, and may have never set foot in. The minimum wage and overtime claims from this kind of legislation could be enormous. The Department of Labor couldn&#039;t blow you off saying the law doesn&#039;t apply to you, after Congress has in effect forced you to become an unpaid employee of those states.   ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This kind of law is so dead out of the gate it isn&#039;t even funny.<br />
1. The Commerce Clause: Congress can NOT impede interstate commerce like this.<br />
2. Jurisdiction: No resident of one state is subject to the laws of 49 other states if they aren&#039;t present.<br />
3. Slavery was abolished, in all forms. This amounts to Unindentured Servitude for individual citizens.  No state can force a resident of another state to work for them.<br />
4. Federal Minimum Wage &amp; Workplace law violations: If Congress asserts at least 49 &quot;other&quot; states&#039; right to subject an individual to their laws, that individual would also become an unpaid, under the counter employee, and those states would be subject to follow Federal Workplace Laws and regulations. It&#039;s not like your own state asking you to fill out your own income tax form, this is asking you to become an unpaid tax collector for a state you don&#039;t reside in, and may have never set foot in. The minimum wage and overtime claims from this kind of legislation could be enormous. The Department of Labor couldn&#039;t blow you off saying the law doesn&#039;t apply to you, after Congress has in effect forced you to become an unpaid employee of those states.   </p>
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		<title>By: UnpaidTaxCollectors</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UnpaidTaxCollectors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because, residents of one state are NOT subject to the laws of another state. If you purchase something from out of state, that state can&#039;t tax you because you aren&#039;t a resident or even present to be taxed, your state might ask you to pay tax. And if you are an individual selling something to a resident of another state, that state can&#039;t force you to become an unpaid tax collector for that state, they have NO jurisdiction or power over you.  
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because, residents of one state are NOT subject to the laws of another state. If you purchase something from out of state, that state can&#039;t tax you because you aren&#039;t a resident or even present to be taxed, your state might ask you to pay tax. And if you are an individual selling something to a resident of another state, that state can&#039;t force you to become an unpaid tax collector for that state, they have NO jurisdiction or power over you.  </p>
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		<title>By: Anthony DeStefano</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony DeStefano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please allow me to educate you.  What is wrong with any tax?  It takes the money out of the pockets of consumers and puts it in the hands of the governments who will waste it.  Money in the pockets of consumers stimulates the economy.  Not only that, this tax law on internet sales is an administrative nightmare.  It is impossible for a small business to survive it.  With my store, I would have to register, collect taxes and remit those taxes to about 9,600 taxing entities.  It would put me and many other companies out of business.  And sales taxes are the most regressive taxes around because they tax the poor at the same rate as the rich. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please allow me to educate you.  What is wrong with any tax?  It takes the money out of the pockets of consumers and puts it in the hands of the governments who will waste it.  Money in the pockets of consumers stimulates the economy.  Not only that, this tax law on internet sales is an administrative nightmare.  It is impossible for a small business to survive it.  With my store, I would have to register, collect taxes and remit those taxes to about 9,600 taxing entities.  It would put me and many other companies out of business.  And sales taxes are the most regressive taxes around because they tax the poor at the same rate as the rich. </p>
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		<title>By: cap0z1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cap0z1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reason the states CANNOT compel businesses located in other states to collect their taxes for them is simple &#8211; it is called TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, which was the result of the American Revolution. Under this gibberish on the web by idiots who do not understand the law or the constitution, is a serious threat to the entire establishment of civilization. If California tries to compel me in New Jersey to collect their taxes, as a matter of law, it is no different than France ordering me to act on their behalf if someone comes to New Jersey or orders something over the internet. It is as a matter of law INDISTINGUISHABLE! Neither has JURISDICTION in New Jersey. - Martin Armstrong ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The reason the states CANNOT compel businesses located in other states to collect their taxes for them is simple &ndash; it is called TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, which was the result of the American Revolution. Under this gibberish on the web by idiots who do not understand the law or the constitution, is a serious threat to the entire establishment of civilization. If California tries to compel me in New Jersey to collect their taxes, as a matter of law, it is no different than France ordering me to act on their behalf if someone comes to New Jersey or orders something over the internet. It is as a matter of law INDISTINGUISHABLE! Neither has JURISDICTION in New Jersey. &#8211; Martin Armstrong </p>
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		<title>By: Jayson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jayson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your state taxes you so much that you cant compete with a business 1000 miles away, then it is an issue between you and your state. It is not the fault of the people 1000 miles away who live in a more frugal state. Same as if your property tax or income tax was too high for you to be competitive.  
 
This would allow states to find ways to tax each other. They could have a big sales tax and then provide &quot;rebates&quot; to in-state business (cronies). This is protectionism and kills free trade.  
 
Eventually we will all buy online from businesses in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore because we cant enforce a sales tax on them. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If your state taxes you so much that you cant compete with a business 1000 miles away, then it is an issue between you and your state. It is not the fault of the people 1000 miles away who live in a more frugal state. Same as if your property tax or income tax was too high for you to be competitive.  </p>
<p>This would allow states to find ways to tax each other. They could have a big sales tax and then provide &quot;rebates&quot; to in-state business (cronies). This is protectionism and kills free trade.  </p>
<p>Eventually we will all buy online from businesses in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore because we cant enforce a sales tax on them. </p>
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		<title>By: Jayson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jayson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your state taxes you so much that you cant compete with a business 1000 miles away, then it is an issue between you and your state.  It is not the fault of the people 1000 miles away who live in a more frugal state.  Same as if your property tax or income tax was too high for you to be competitive. 
 
This would allow states to find ways to tax each other.  They could have a big sales tax and then provide &quot;rebates&quot; to in-state business (cronies).  This is protectionism and kills free trade. 
 
Eventually we will all buy online from businesses in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore because we cant enforce a sales tax on them. 
 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If your state taxes you so much that you cant compete with a business 1000 miles away, then it is an issue between you and your state.  It is not the fault of the people 1000 miles away who live in a more frugal state.  Same as if your property tax or income tax was too high for you to be competitive. </p>
<p>This would allow states to find ways to tax each other.  They could have a big sales tax and then provide &quot;rebates&quot; to in-state business (cronies).  This is protectionism and kills free trade. </p>
<p>Eventually we will all buy online from businesses in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore because we cant enforce a sales tax on them. </p>
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		<title>By: SoCalMike</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SoCalMike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to root out the Republican dirt bags in league with the Dems ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need to root out the Republican dirt bags in league with the Dems </p>
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		<title>By: SoCalMike</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SoCalMike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to stop feeding parasites. 
Thats whats wrong with it. 
We only give them more than 2 TRILLION 
A year but its not enough. 
No amount is ever enough. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need to stop feeding parasites.<br />
Thats whats wrong with it.<br />
We only give them more than 2 TRILLION<br />
A year but its not enough.<br />
No amount is ever enough. </p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[objectivefactsmatter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot; If one can avoid paying a sales tax, then I suppose it is okay, but for the rest of us who don&#039;t, won&#039;t, or can&#039;t buy over the internet, it is a form of tax evasion&quot; 
 
 
Huh? I guess suicide is also a form of &quot;tax evasion.&quot; With voters like you, it will be the only option left to formerly free people. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot; If one can avoid paying a sales tax, then I suppose it is okay, but for the rest of us who don&#039;t, won&#039;t, or can&#039;t buy over the internet, it is a form of tax evasion&quot; </p>
<p>Huh? I guess suicide is also a form of &quot;tax evasion.&quot; With voters like you, it will be the only option left to formerly free people. </p>
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		<title>By: Raymond Silipino</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond Silipino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next time you hear the request go out for that extra 1%  of yor income increase , attend the rate hearings that they must have by law and demand that the cause for the increase is specified and demand a Sunset Clause be established for yor 1%.   Meaning that the increase is only valid for a specific time and then it expires and the 1% collected must be used on the specific  that the tax was voted for.  If the merchants that balk about the internet being non taxed , set up a site on line and you may increase your sales without the tax burden!                  Part 2 of 2 parts ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The next time you hear the request go out for that extra 1%  of yor income increase , attend the rate hearings that they must have by law and demand that the cause for the increase is specified and demand a Sunset Clause be established for yor 1%.   Meaning that the increase is only valid for a specific time and then it expires and the 1% collected must be used on the specific  that the tax was voted for.  If the merchants that balk about the internet being non taxed , set up a site on line and you may increase your sales without the tax burden!                  Part 2 of 2 parts </p>
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		<title>By: Raymond Silipino</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond Silipino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main thing that people fail to realize when it comes to taxes at the local level is: they are the very one&#039;s that vote for the taxes and once that happens, they will never go away.  How many time have you heard of a request for a 1/2 cent tax.  Well the Government quit producing the 1/2 cent many , many years ago.  How many times has there been a drive for a PENNY increase and you hear all of the sob stories then decide : Well what is a penny?  That PENNY equates to 1% of your income!   It does not matter what they say or promise about the reason for the request, once it is collected, in goes into the general fund at which point your Penny can be used at their discretion!         Continued:  part 1 of 2 parts ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The main thing that people fail to realize when it comes to taxes at the local level is: they are the very one&#039;s that vote for the taxes and once that happens, they will never go away.  How many time have you heard of a request for a 1/2 cent tax.  Well the Government quit producing the 1/2 cent many , many years ago.  How many times has there been a drive for a PENNY increase and you hear all of the sob stories then decide : Well what is a penny?  That PENNY equates to 1% of your income!   It does not matter what they say or promise about the reason for the request, once it is collected, in goes into the general fund at which point your Penny can be used at their discretion!         Continued:  part 1 of 2 parts </p>
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		<title>By: patron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patron]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why should we give those scumbag thieves another cent?  
 
They&#039;re already printing and borrowing us into ruin because they are so adapt at destroying the careers of politicians who actually try to make us solvent. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why should we give those scumbag thieves another cent?  </p>
<p>They&#039;re already printing and borrowing us into ruin because they are so adapt at destroying the careers of politicians who actually try to make us solvent. </p>
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		<title>By: patron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patron]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shipping costs more than tax. Local vendors have advantages with instant receipt after purchase and market penetration through service. 
 
There will be ways to circumvent it, especially with the internet like through barter or alternative currencies. 
 
If taxes go up, the price will be past onto the consumer, except those who own the souls of Democratic politicians. They can always write themselves into an exemption. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shipping costs more than tax. Local vendors have advantages with instant receipt after purchase and market penetration through service. </p>
<p>There will be ways to circumvent it, especially with the internet like through barter or alternative currencies. </p>
<p>If taxes go up, the price will be past onto the consumer, except those who own the souls of Democratic politicians. They can always write themselves into an exemption. </p>
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		<title>By: patron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patron]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;The problem with eliminating the sales tax for in-state firms is that those firms consume various government-provided services (roads, courts, state police, perhaps even business subsidies) and it is only right that the businesses pay for those benefits&quot; 
 
When big government advocates use a progressive tax code to enforce social justice and then steal funds through graft and misuse of office like paving and plowing their own private driveways it is hardly right or fair. 
 
Up until the 1950s, most roads were private. Up until the 1920s, most police were private. Bureaucrats then hijack emerging industries so they get their cut.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;The problem with eliminating the sales tax for in-state firms is that those firms consume various government-provided services (roads, courts, state police, perhaps even business subsidies) and it is only right that the businesses pay for those benefits&quot; </p>
<p>When big government advocates use a progressive tax code to enforce social justice and then steal funds through graft and misuse of office like paving and plowing their own private driveways it is hardly right or fair. </p>
<p>Up until the 1950s, most roads were private. Up until the 1920s, most police were private. Bureaucrats then hijack emerging industries so they get their cut.  </p>
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		<title>By: wolfeatworld</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wolfeatworld]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 03:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Watch money. Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors — when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you — when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice — you may know that your society is doomed. Money is so noble a medium that it does not compete with guns and it does not make terms with brutality. It will not permit a country to survive as half-property, half-loot.&quot; –– Ayn Rand]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Watch money. Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors — when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you — when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice — you may know that your society is doomed. Money is so noble a medium that it does not compete with guns and it does not make terms with brutality. It will not permit a country to survive as half-property, half-loot.&#8221; –– Ayn Rand</p>
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		<title>By: Ageofreason</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ageofreason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 01:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems to me that that the constitution is being treated under the current administration not as law, but as guidelines that may be ignored as the government chooses. It also seems to me that at some point down the road when Americans wake up to the evil machinations of the Obamanazis, lamp posts may come to be used for purposes other than lighting, although certainly for the elimination of an oppressive darkness that has descended upon the land. The only mitigating factor of mob democracy is a constitution that limits power. Not only are those in power subverting the constitution, they appear to have subverted democracy itself through corruption of the electoral process. When the awakening comes it will not be pretty. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems to me that that the constitution is being treated under the current administration not as law, but as guidelines that may be ignored as the government chooses. It also seems to me that at some point down the road when Americans wake up to the evil machinations of the Obamanazis, lamp posts may come to be used for purposes other than lighting, although certainly for the elimination of an oppressive darkness that has descended upon the land. The only mitigating factor of mob democracy is a constitution that limits power. Not only are those in power subverting the constitution, they appear to have subverted democracy itself through corruption of the electoral process. When the awakening comes it will not be pretty. </p>
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		<title>By: Brujo Blanco</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brujo Blanco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 23:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way this is working out this is not really a sales tax.  It is a customs tax.  Under Maryland law if you make a large purchase out of state you are supposed to pay the. Maryland sales.tax when you return to Maryland. In fact they have sent state agents into Pennsylvania to identify people avoiding the state.tax.  Perhaps the Democrats simply cannot tolerate an untaxed activity. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The way this is working out this is not really a sales tax.  It is a customs tax.  Under Maryland law if you make a large purchase out of state you are supposed to pay the. Maryland sales.tax when you return to Maryland. In fact they have sent state agents into Pennsylvania to identify people avoiding the state.tax.  Perhaps the Democrats simply cannot tolerate an untaxed activity. </p>
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		<title>By: Spikey1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Spikey1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Laffer cites data showing that state governments could have garnered at least $23 billion in 2012 by taxing Internet sales&quot; 
 
WTF is that math, according to my calculations $226 billion (in internet sales 2012). Times 8% (typical sales tax in many states). Equals $351 million per state (not adjusted for population of the states). On a per person basis it is about $58.00, so even in CA (the most populous state) it is a bit more than $2 billion no where near $23 billion. 
 
If it is a 10% tax then yes $23 billion would be correct for all the states combined - still a dishonest statement. 
 
Lets see what this tax will do for CA. 
Debt $407 billion - $2 billion (internet tax) =  $405 billion in debt. 
Current Revenue minus Spending =  -$79 billion - $2 billion (internet tax) = -$77 billion 
Ca per resident of CA debt = $10,785 with over 4 million of those folk on food stamps so they won&#039;t be of much use to squeeze taxes out of. 
 
Looks to me to be a spending issue, but what do I know I&#039;m just some peon that can actually do math. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;Laffer cites data showing that state governments could have garnered at least $23 billion in 2012 by taxing Internet sales&quot; </p>
<p>WTF is that math, according to my calculations $226 billion (in internet sales 2012). Times 8% (typical sales tax in many states). Equals $351 million per state (not adjusted for population of the states). On a per person basis it is about $58.00, so even in CA (the most populous state) it is a bit more than $2 billion no where near $23 billion. </p>
<p>If it is a 10% tax then yes $23 billion would be correct for all the states combined &#8211; still a dishonest statement. </p>
<p>Lets see what this tax will do for CA.<br />
Debt $407 billion &#8211; $2 billion (internet tax) =  $405 billion in debt.<br />
Current Revenue minus Spending =  -$79 billion &#8211; $2 billion (internet tax) = -$77 billion<br />
Ca per resident of CA debt = $10,785 with over 4 million of those folk on food stamps so they won&#039;t be of much use to squeeze taxes out of. </p>
<p>Looks to me to be a spending issue, but what do I know I&#039;m just some peon that can actually do math. </p>
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		<title>By: candy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[candy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some states already charge internet sales tax. Not all companies add the charges to purchases so the state tracks them and you can get a state tax bill for years worth of orders,totaling in the thousands of dollars with accruing interest added on. 
IL does this. 
 
And who do think will be hardest hit by this tax ? 
The elderly and disabled who shop online because they are physically challenged and less able to be mobile. 
What do you care if cripples and old farts can buy everything from food to medication ,adult diapers and toys for their grandchildren on line.  Tax evaders,all of em! ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some states already charge internet sales tax. Not all companies add the charges to purchases so the state tracks them and you can get a state tax bill for years worth of orders,totaling in the thousands of dollars with accruing interest added on.<br />
IL does this. </p>
<p>And who do think will be hardest hit by this tax ?<br />
The elderly and disabled who shop online because they are physically challenged and less able to be mobile.<br />
What do you care if cripples and old farts can buy everything from food to medication ,adult diapers and toys for their grandchildren on line.  Tax evaders,all of em! </p>
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