I think there's a realization that a small business owner would find it extremely cumbersome to collect from every state in the union. Hence the 1 Million dollar threshhold. As I said to Freeman, I believe in picking my battles and right now, this isn't one of them. If the legislation changes, so will my position on it.
FRANC -----Original Message----- From: Captain Bijou [mailto:captainbi...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:03 AM To: Franc; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos While the proposed legislation does not include businesses whose annual sales do not exceed one million dollars, the bill's final form has not yet been constructed. That will, of course, require debate and, no doubt will be subject to amendments and revision. The one million dollar exclusion may make this bitter pill easier to swallow by a tax-resistant public, but I have yet to meet a taxing entity that wasn't voracious when it came to revenue. If this legislation is passed, I have little doubt that that $1 million dollar figure will be reduced or elminated some time in the future. After all, if the the poposed intent of this bill is, as stated, to "level the playing field", why wouldn't it be "leveled" from the first dollar?? Earl Blair CAPTAIN BIJOU www.captainbijou.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franc" <fdav...@verizon.net> To: <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Letter To Appropriate Politicos > You realize Freeman that small businesses whose total annual sales do not > exceed 1 million dollars are still exempt from sales tax under this > proposed legislation. In essence this bill is not targeting small > businesses, as that term is commonly perceived by the American public. > > Franc > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Freeman Fisher <flixs...@aol.com> wrote: > >> I just finished the objection to out of state sales tax legislation for >> small businesses on Ebay. >> Not to politicize here, but if you agree in filing a letter AGAINST such >> legislation, they make >> it very, very easy to send. As close to fully automated as one could >> hope, after filling out >> your name, address and business they virtually do the rest in 3 easy >> steps. >> >> So what I am saying is you might want to look into it when you get the >> Email from Ebay. >> >> freeman >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
