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Internet sales tax is good for Md. business
Imagine you are a benevolent monarch and you have the power to institute a sales tax. (Even benevolent government has to be financed, after all.) Would you set one up that gave preference to sellers located outside your kingdom and penalized your own...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Government, Tea Party Movement, Amazon.com Inc., Politics
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Recall alert: Haier America chest freezers may pose fire hazard
Haier America has expanded its recall of chest freezers because of fire hazards. A capacitor in the freezer’s circuitry can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Consumers should immediately unplug their freezer and contact the company to schedule an...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Walmart, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Against online sales tax
A front page Tribune article on Monday, April 1, "State eyes $200M in online sales tax," was appropriately published on April Fools’ Day. Although Sen. Dick Durbin was successful in obtaining a test vote in the U.S. for what is officially known at...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business
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Column: Sales tax bill ill-advised
It was a happy day for me when, years ago, the Little Professor Book Center opened in Lakewood Mall. It was an equally sad day when it recently closed its doors. In today's environment, a small bookstore has one big problem and one insurmountable...Tags: Library of Congress, Book, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc., Washington, DC
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Letters: Tax trouble for online retailers
Re "Web isn't a duty-free zone," Editorial, April 26 I'm the owner of a small e-commerce site that will be affected by the proposed law to make online retailers with at least $1 million in sales collect sales taxes from customers in states that have...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Consumer Goods Industries, Amazon.com Inc.
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Internet sales tax bill advances, but final Senate passage delayed
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday failed to pass bipartisan legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes from larger Internet retailers, but the bill cleared a key procedural hurdle and is on track for approval after lawmakers return...
Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Ron Wyden, Max Baucus, Amazon.com Inc., Harry Reid
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The myths of background checks
Legislators are either stupid or lying or both about the universal background checks for gun purchases ("Tyranny of the minority," April 19). They want checks on Internet sales; but they are already done on Internet sales. If you buy a firearm over the...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Politics
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to advance a bill that would impose state and local sales taxes on purchases...
Tags: Mike Enzi, Online Media Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Lobbying, Republican Party
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Web isn't a duty-free zone
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in every state that imposes them. The measure has been bashed by opponents as a tax increase that would cripple small Web...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mike Enzi, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Dick Durbin
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General Assembly approves gas tax hike
The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed gas tax increase, raising costs for motorists while providing an infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars a year for new roads and mass transit projects. The...
Tags: Maryland Department of Transportation, Martin O'Malley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, E.J. Pipkin, Petroleum Industry
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Thune being watched in sales tax vote
PIERRE -- This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Internet sales-tax legislation that is strongly supported by retail businesses in South Dakota. If it eventually becomes law, the state treasury and municipal governments throughout South...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Tim Johnson, Marco Rubio, Politics
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