Should online retailers be responsible for collecting sales tax like brick-and-mortar stores? Is it “taxation without representation” or something that’s overdue in our ecommerce world? Should Amazon.com, based in Washington, have to collect sales tax on sales to California customers, even though they have no offices, warehouses, or employees there? Taxes are basically the price [...]
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Evaluating the potential outcomes of passing the “Amazon tax” to force out-of-state retailers to collect California sales tax, the legislature will be forced to make a business design – something government entities are notoriously bad at. They need to look at revenues and expenses, and the impact on California citizens. We’ll save the debate about [...]
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This week I was interviewed and photographed by the San Francisco Chronicle for an article on California’s proposed “Amazon tax.” Obviously I don’t get a lot of press so I thought it was pretty cool. Hopefully Gov. Schwarzenegger will veto this bill again if it passes. The full article is available here. The photographer, realizing [...]
It’s a holiday everyone can enjoy! And you can get a free short stack at IHOP. Donations encouraged to support local children’s hospitals. -Nick
Has America been “hypnotized” and “brainwashed” by Barack Obama? That’s what some crazies think. NLP stands for neurolinguistic programming and attempts to influence opinions and actions through thoughts, language, and behavior. The principal “weapons” of NLP are repetitive words and phrases, deliberate pacing, suggestive/agreeable language, and emotional speech. In other words, what makes for a [...]
According to wikipedia, Pixar modeled Frozone (from The Incredibles) after Olympic speedskater Shani Davis. So you don’t have to feel bad about commenting on their striking resemblance. Congratulations to Shani Davis and all the Olympic athletes. -Nick
