I am really not sure what either the shock or dismay is about. Corporations or companies have never truly paid taxes and never will. That cost, as all cost or are or should be, will be passed on to consumers. Why is labor, IT, insurance, or any other cost legitimate to pass on to customers but not taxes, regulatory "fees", etc.?
On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 11:48 PM Seth Mattinen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/29/19 5:31 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > It strikes me that we are starting to get things that look like taxes, > > swim like taxes, and quack like taxes, but are not treated like they’re > > taxes. Tariffs are starting to seem that way. Another example that > > bothers me more and more as the contribution rate goes up is USF. What > > is that other than a tax on long distance phone service? That generates > > a slush fund for some unelected bureaucrats to dispense. Mostly to big > > telcos. > > > > > Nevada passed a commerce tax a couple year ago on businesses making more > than $4M. Guess what eventually showed up on my AT&T bill? Commerce tax > recovery fee, like they're hard up for money or something. > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Lewis Bergman 325-439-0533 Cell
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