Californias new internet sales tax....

[joshh]

http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/30/ca...-amazon-bolts/

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/06/amazon-wont-collect-sales-tax-cuts-off-california-affiliates.html

Amazon.com has terminated its relationship with approximately 10,000 Internet business partners in California after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that requires out-of-state electronic retailers to collect sales tax on purchases from Golden State customers.

The termination took effect Wednesday evening, hours after Brown took action on a bill that will produce an estimated $317 million a year in new state and local government tax revenues.

Meanwhile, another big Internet retailer, Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com, said Wednesday that it is ending "the services of its California-based Internet advertising affiliates."

Overstock would not release the exact number of those affiliates but said that the total is in "the hundreds."

Overstock predicted that the cancellation would not affect its business and revenues.

"That effect may be small, as we have observed in these instances that the ad business terminated goes to advertisers in other states and the ad traffic to our site continues," the company said in a statement. "It is unfortunate that the bill targeted California business, but we believe the law is unconstitutional and necessitated this decision. There will be no other changes to the way we do business."

[bmwstephen]

lawl... and here they argue that faith based policies aren't job killers... these politicians are so out of touch with reality. they have been saying this for months.

[Dozyproductions]

God damn Cali politicians have to stop taxing us to the ground.

[Ayman]

what the fuck? fuck jerry brown, his homies, and the new applied sales tax on our internet purchases.

[tjts1]

With the legislature hell bent on scaring away jobs, it'll be that much cheaper for me to buy a house in California. Too many people around here already. I hope CA gov implodes after that so we can rewrite our constitution.

[Justin B]

What?? Dammit, there goes cheaper out of state purchases on big items to save tax. Fuck jerry brown.

[hurttech]

I'm getting the F outta here

[Justin B]

I should just move north and become an active member in the pnw r3v conspiracy.

[mrsleeve]

AHHHHH HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

shit like this makes me laugh. fucking idiots

[deutschman]

im sick of cali. i see my self in washington near my sister and her kids in the next year or so. there go more cali jobs, and another slump in our infrastructure. i wonder how much money cali will loose because of this, compared to the 317 million we are "going to make?"

[M-technik-3]

No worse than North Carolina lowering their sales tax by a quarter percent then due to loss of revenue they raised gas taxes by 10 cents a gallon.

Gas Taxes are for roads and infrastructure repairs not to subsidize the loss of income that was generated by sales tax.

[Vedubin01]

AHHHHH HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

shit like this makes me laugh. fucking idiots

+1 Enjoy the cock meat sandwich

[Sailor37]

Texas sucks balls....don't come here.

[shiftbmw]

75% of my second income disappeared last night as of 9:45pm...thanks Jerry!

[z31maniac]

Ehhhh, I'm OK with it. It gives a huge advantage to the online stores vs brick-and-mortar in the state. And I prefer to see more small businesses thrive then a few giant megacompanies. It also takes your money out of your local economy and reduces the tax base to pay for services.

Certainly Tulsa isn't the only place over the last few years that's had to:
1. Layoff police, firefighters and teachers
2. Freeze new hiring and offer early retirements
3. Turn off street lights and stop mowing public right-of-ways.

etc, etc, etc

Just wait guys, there are going to get the whole "who should get what" from internet sales figured out soon, then NO ONE will be able to buy online tax free.