Re: State/Federal Tax - was Re: Scoggin-Dickey

["Dave Plummer" <davepl@MICROSOFT.com>]

I think its an american thing.  Most other developed countries have moved or
are moving to a federal sales tax, but the US still has this anti-federalism
thing going on.  In fact, Canada makes you pay federal -and- provincial
sales tax on interprovincial purchases, though you often get away with just
the federal unless the two provinces involved have their act together.

Personally I'm not complaining about the current situation here in the US,
but don't expect it to last forever with the Internet eCommerce boom.
State's rights are all-important until cash is involved :-)

I bought a 502 from SD and was pretty happy.  Only thing to watch is that
their freight quotes assume you have a commercial loading dock.  Its a
significant surcharge to get it to a residential area.

- Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Gargano" <peter@techedge.com.au>
To: <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 4:48 PM
Subject: State/Federal Tax - was Re: Scoggin-Dickey


> Andrew Mattei wrote:
>
> > 'cuz then I'd have to pay sales tax on it. Easier to buy mail
> > order from Ohio and pay less.
>
> Hmm, Australia is getting a Goods and Services Tax (flat 10% that
> will replace a range of sales taxes), from 1st July, but it's a
> Federal Tax ('tho the states get the proceeds). I guess your fed's
> consider state tax discrepancies don't skew trade enough to warrant
> intervention (or does it boil down to a fed/state separation of powers
> issue?)
>
> > Now don't go bad mouthin' Texans, otherwise I'll sick a kangaroo on your
> > Aussie tail. ;^)
>
> Yeah! You better watch out, I'll stick a wombat where it hurts   =:^?
>
> Peter
>
> PS. EFI content = I've been doing some GM 160 baud ALDL -> serial comms
> work. It's pretty simple really. More details when I've written it up.
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