Internet sales tax to take effect in North Carolina

Frog Frocky! This is not about fairness! It is about getting more money to spend Democrats! I use to vote for some Democrats. But, the Dumbocrat party has been taken over by socialists bent on ruining our country! OK, Pam what are you going to do when we go bankrupt and you have not job and your money - what you have - is virtually worthless?

We do pay our fair share... Then we pay for the lazy democrats out there who expect everything for free. Why don't you quit whining and get your lazy friends to stop asking for free stuff and start paying their way.

If you own a car, you are automaticly tax for roads If you have auto insurance, you are automaticly taxed, to include funds for the poor who can't afford inssurance. My argument is: It is none of North Carolina's business what I buy and where I buy it. If New York for example does not tax me on a purchase I made through the internet to be mailed to me in North Carolina. Why should North Carolina expect me to pay them for something not made or bought in North Carolina! Pure greed and robbery is whats going on here! This is not the 14th century in some kingdom in Europe where we are owned by Lords! I already paid tax to NC on my income......and I'd be damned if I'm going to pay them another tax on stuff I bought tax free from another state or Country. NC even wants the difference in taxes. Say one state is 4%, NC is 7%. They want the 3% difference in tax! Greed!

There is a differance between "Giving" (charity) and Taking (taxes). I guess your idea of "give & take" is the government "TAKING" from the productive members of society and "GIVING" it to the non-productive members of society

Give & Take said :"You apparently are a taker with no thought to giving for the benefit of all the citizens". Wow... how you pulled that idea from what I said is beyond me. Do you think I shop online to avoid taxes?? Duh, if they charged them I would pay them. Lejeune doesn't charge tax as a BENEFIT to my retired military husband who served this country for 22 darn years. NO thought to GIVING?????? try serving your country for 22 years, then get back to me. Perhaps you are one of the sponges in line to take what WE give (which is quite a bit, probably MORE than you pay in a year). Wish I had seen your reply sooner.

We pay taxes on everything we buy local. You talk about the roads and bridges. Next time you buy gas, you might want to look at the highway taxes you are paying. This money was to be used to pay for roads and bridges. The people are taxed to death. Every time a politician wants to build something they think the best way to get the money is to tax the people. The convention center is one of them. How many times did we tell them through voting no that we didn't want it. What did they do. They starting charging more taxes on motel and food. They told us the visitors to the area will pay for them. Did I receive a card in the mail that I can use when I go out to eat that shows I am a local and not charge me the food tax... NO, I didn't and neither did you...

My friend, they already have that covered. Take the North Carolina College Fund program. It supposedly gives you a break on investing in education for the future. The state can change the rules whenever they want. But....if you don't comply with all the rules and regulations, you pay state, federal taxes, and substantial penalties. Look into it...just like the end of a car commercial with the 12,000 word a minute guy spouting out the small print.

NC Sales tax is by definition a Sales and Use tax. If you purchase an item here it is a sales tax. If you purchase it somewhere else (internet), but use the item here in NC then you owe NC the USE tax. When you purchase an item out of state and don't pay a local sales tax to that state, like on internet purchases, you actually are supposed to report these purchases and pay the tax on your NC income tax return each year. However, most people either don't know about this provision, or just ignore it. The state see this as them losing tax revenues because people don't voluntarilry report these transactions as required by NC law. They're trying to close this loophole in the law and put the burden on the internet merchants, similar to how they make local merchants collect the sales tax when you buy something, and then have the merchants remit it to the state.