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Tentative deal reached to end Broadway strike: “The lights of Broadway will shine brightly again after stagehands and producers reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday, ending a 19-day strike… Shuttered Broadway performances were scheduled to resume Thursday night.” Finally, at least one strike has been resolved… and just in time for Christmas tourism! (0) [link]

Former Press Secretary points finger at Bush, Rove for CIA leak: “‘I had unknowingly passed along false information,’ [Scott] McClellan wrote. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice president, the president’s chief of staff and the president himself.’” So now we receive confirmation on what most Americans had suspected all along. The Administration lied to us about the CIA leak. Just another reason for impeachment… (0) [link]

Spitzer’s Christmas Tax Surprise

November 14, 2007

Internet, Local Events, News

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Feel free to thank Governor Spitzer when your online Christmas shopping costs more this holiday season:

New Yorkers going Christmas shopping online at Amazon.com will find an 8.375% surprise at the virtual cash register, courtesy of Governor Spitzer, who is moving aggressively to collect Internet sales taxes that have gone widely unenforced.

Under a new policy, major electronic retailers, such as Amazon.com, will be required to collect sales tax on all purchases from New York.

The policy, based on a novel legal theory, could hasten the end of the Internet’s era as a duty-free marketplace if other states follow New York’s lead.

I know who I’m crossing off my Christmas list this year, Gov. Spitzer. This additional tax move is ridiculous and will hurt online sales.

You’d think that in a state where taxes on clothing were reduced to spur additional retail sales, that the governor wouldn’t create additional taxes on online sales, but that would be too logical, wouldn’t it?

When sales tax on clothing was higher in New York, New Yorkers went to New Jersey to save money, hurting local businesses. I don’t forsee people shipping their online purchases for pickup in New Jersey, but if they live nearby they might drive through a tunnel or over a bridge to save the additional taxes.

UPDATE: Spitzer Abandons Amazon Tax

Gangster Giuliani: The GOP’s Worst: “Now Giuliani is running for the Republican presidential nomination and he is the very worst of a bad lot. He unabashedly supports the occupation of Iraq and a military attack on Iran. He doesn’t think simulating drowning via water boarding is torture and agrees wholeheartedly with the Bush destruction of civil liberties.” Very interesting article from Margaret Kimberley about how Giuliani’s tendencies towards force would translate to a national scale. Scary, indeed. (0) [link]

Colbert’s Presidential Bid Ends After a ‘No’ in South Carolina: “Stephen Colbertâ€™s nascent and satirical presidential campaign came to an abrupt end on Thursday when the Democratic Party in South Carolina decided he was not serious and turned down his application to get his name on the primary ballot.” Apparently, they didn’t think Colbert was serious about running. Go figure. (0) [link]

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