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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Chris Christie taxes the internet: imposes "Amazon Tax" on New Jersey by fiat
Go ahead, tell me again how conservative Chris Christie is. But let me
work up a big fat belly laugh first, and pardon me if the guffaws keep coming
while you're spinning his latest road trip off the reservation.
Governor Christie has decided to tax the internet. Because conservatives love new taxes. And he's enlisted Amazon.com (those two-timing rat bastards!) as part of his scheme.
New Jerseyans intent on buying a big-screen TV or laptop computer should act quickly: Come July 2013, Amazon will start collecting a 7 percent state sales tax.
Thanks to a long-standing SCOTUS ruling out of state retailers don't have to collect sales taxes unless they have a "nexus" in that state. Amazon might someday build a warehouse in New Jersey, but until it's open they are under no obligation to shake down NJ residents on Christie's behalf.
Except Christie dangled some tax breaks in front of Jeff Bezos, and faster than you can say free overnight shipping the giant retailer had a change of heart.
"We will now in the state of New Jersey begin collecting sales tax at least from a fraction of the market we otherwise would not have gotten," Christie said at a Statehouse news conference.
Christie said that although forecasts differ on how much sales tax revenue the state will bring in, he put a "safe estimate" at $30 million to $40 million.
At the same time, the Seattle-based company plans to apply for tax incentives from the state Economic Development Authority, but its officials did not say how much they would seek.
We'll pay sales tax. So Amazon can get a tax break.
What's not to like?
UPDATE 31 May 2012 08:52:
Linked by Doug Ross and Right Wing News. Thanks!
Posted at 22:29 by Chris Wysocki
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