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Originally Posted by Skydog
NO -- countries "fall apart" because they spend too much of what doesn't belong to them in the first place!!
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I'd agree with this.
California did pass a law requiring them to collect sales tax, but the supreme court has already ruled on this from other states: Unless they have a presence in Cal. they do not have to. California (like other states) is trying to redefine "presence" to include affiliates and anyone who has ever looked westward for more than 3 seconds.
Proving it... well.
I'm not for collecting the tax. We pay enough taxes already. California made the decision to have some of the highest pensions in the US. They have some of the highest pay in the US for the public sector as well. Turns out their tax base doesn't support that pay (and other services.)
So they go looking for more tax base.
I shop where it is cheapest and include tax in that. Amazon is far from the cheapest vendor MANY times. I don't think they have a huge advantage over other retailers. I shop from Walmart online all the time. I have to pay the tax on that and it's often cheaper than Amazon or other retailers.