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My definition of Hell? IKEA on a rainy Saturday afternoon. (read it somewhere, but really can't recall the source)
Leveling up: - IKEA cafeteria - seated beside family of six - children are bored
- in China
- on a hot summer day
Some pictures: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/09/travel/gallery/china-heat-ikea... ;)
I'm curious, in states that have this, how does it work? Is it all online sellers that did not previously collect sales tax or just a few big ones like amazon? Does it show-up on your shopping cart directly or do you have to do forms quarterly say?
Amazon currently collects taxes if they (or the seller) has a physical presence in your state. Apple does the same thing. In my state, I'm required to pay taxes on every online purchase for which taxes have not already been charged to me. I keep all my receipts for the year and split them between tax paid and not. I pay taxes on all of the online purchases I make during the year. Most people I know, even in states th…
The push to tax Amazon is so online and brick-and-mortars are treated equally in a tax sense. Yet the states that have enacted taxes on Amazon, do not collect taxes unanimously from all businesses selling online within their borders. It seems to me that states need to find a new method to treat all online sales equally as well, and not separate Amazon into its own tax bracket. Is each company that faces a legislature…
If it were up to me I'd just can the sales tax on the brick and mortar stores as well. There is always some spending you can cut somewhere.
[1] http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/...
I read the book "The Everything Store". There are large chunk of chapter devoted to how Bezos fought against paying tax. Originally, the argument was that online retailers don't use facilities provided by states so they are not obliged to pay any taxes to states. If I remember correctly, this follows almost directly from constitution. But then states like New York found a loophole which basically says if you have any…
I'll gladly pay an additional 6-10% to keep avoiding Wal-mart or Target or even Home Depot. There are people like me who just really hate having to suit up and go shopping. I don't like the traffic, I don't like getting ripped off, and I don't find in-store shopping a fun or magical experience like some do. I can pull up Amazon and read ratings/reviews, see what kind of problems people ran into with products, and mak…
If you walk into Bestbuy and show them the item you intend to purchase from Amazon, they'll match the price. With taxes, and assuming you don't have to drive out of your way, this can be more convenient than Amazon. If you need something overnight, it's actually cheaper than Amazon.
Honestly, Amazon has a lot to offer even beyond "No Tax". And I say this as a Canadian who has had to pay taxes and duties on amazon orders since day 1. People may gripe about it for a bit... but amazon is still the best way to shop, and also has the best selection and prices.
I agree that Amazon is often the most convenient option. But their prices simply aren't the best any more (at least for things other than books). Try a price comparison next time and see if you agree! (Another change is that Google Shopping has improved a lot over the last few years, so price comparison is less painful as well.) One thing Amazon still does best: their deliveries arrive on time, and seem a lot less li…
I'll gladly pay an additional 6-10% to keep avoiding Wal-mart or Target or even Home Depot. There are people like me who just really hate having to suit up and go shopping. I don't like the traffic, I don't like getting ripped off, and I don't find in-store shopping a fun or magical experience like some do. I can pull up Amazon and read ratings/reviews, see what kind of problems people ran into with products, and mak…
I concur. But from what I've read online, you'd be the only person that "suits up" to go shopping at Walmart. (Do not live in America, though.)
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Unfortunetly the distrubuted nature of the political system acts aainst this its the same with emplyment having 53 diferent sets of employment laws is very ineficient. From an outsiders perspective what the USA needs is a proper reform of the constitution and remove a lot of thinkgs from the perview of the individual states. A maximum age for senators, congessmen and judges would also be a good thing.
So you are pro age discrimination is what you are saying.
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Unfortunetly the distrubuted nature of the political system acts aainst this its the same with emplyment having 53 diferent sets of employment laws is very ineficient. From an outsiders perspective what the USA needs is a proper reform of the constitution and remove a lot of thinkgs from the perview of the individual states. A maximum age for senators, congessmen and judges would also be a good thing.
Short term limits and a required popular vote to adjust congressional pay would be a better idea that an upper age limit.
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So you are pro age discrimination is what you are saying.
There is already age discrimination: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_candidacy_laws_in_the_Un...