tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post112605099251436729..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Internet Taxes?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-82395599565374550642008-05-07T10:06:00.000-06:002008-05-07T10:06:00.000-06:00There's a broader issue here: the sovereign right ...There's a broader issue here: the sovereign right to tax is based on location, the possession of location, and protection of location. <BR/><BR/>Exactly what basis is there for taxing transactions that don't take place in a physical location?Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-76658006564551580692008-04-15T10:30:00.000-06:002008-04-15T10:30:00.000-06:00Dr. Tufte said the “use of sales taxes caused the ...Dr. Tufte said the “use of sales taxes caused the ultimate development of the internet,” which is true. I have no problem paying a tax to a business, but when I buy something from a person online (like through eBay), not a business, I don't think that's right to be charged sales tax. The biggest problem though, like Dr. Tufte said, is that consumers are avoiding the tax. I'm posting this on 4/Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123732548787517799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1136679351839761962006-01-07T17:15:00.000-07:002006-01-07T17:15:00.000-07:00Thanks so much!Thanks so much!Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1136220466674760572006-01-02T09:47:00.000-07:002006-01-02T09:47:00.000-07:00Excellent, that was really well explained and help...Excellent, that was really well explained and helpfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1126819242681004722005-09-15T15:20:00.000-06:002005-09-15T15:20:00.000-06:00-1 on Dan't post for an uninformative phrase to li...-1 on Dan't post for an uninformative phrase to link from.<BR/><BR/>I think you are all missing the forest for the trees. Think about it: would internet commerce have developed in the first place if it didn't have the (systematic) advantage of no sales tax? Further, in some sense, the creation and use of sales taxes caused the ultimate development of the internet. So, this is really a case of Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com