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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

    Reason #5,961 why I Have No Use for the Republican Party


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Thu May 02, 2013 at 07:57:00 AM EST
    Tags: Sales Tax, Internet Sales, More Taxes, More Paperwork, Online Model, Small Business, Main Street Fairness, DICK Durbin Plan, Big government, Big Budget, Michigan, GOPe, Democrat-lite, Centrists lost 2012, Republicans, 2014, Primary, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    The $460,000,000.00 fleecing of Michigan citizens.

    Internet retailers that have a physical presence or affiliated companies in Michigan, such as Amazon.com, would have to collect sales taxes on purchases under legislative proposals debated Wednesday in a House committee.

    The House Tax Policy Committee held its first day of public testimony on Republican-sponsored legislation that would change the definition of legal presence for out-of-state companies that sell merchandise toMichiganians on the Web. Amazon owns Brilliance Audio in Grand Haven.

    The Republican response:

    "These are not bills that constitute new taxes, rather they're measures that aid in (the collection of) taxes that are already owed," said state Rep. Rob VerHeulen, R-Walker.

    Blow it out your ass, Rob.  If you don't have the funds currently, it's a new tax.  And, it's a nightmare of paperwork for business.

    Rep. Jon Switalski, D-Warren, said the bill sponsors can't sugar coat the end result of taxing Internet purchases after years of Michigan consumers enjoying tax-free Web shopping.

    "We talk about this as fairness ... but the reality is people are going to pay more after these bills pass than they're currently paying," he said.

    No kidding.  

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