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    Tag: Government's Hammer

    Marketplace Fairness Act Debate: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX


    By Corinthian Scales, Section Multimedia
    Posted on Thu Jun 20, 2013 at 07:37:09 AM EST
    Tags: Big Box Protection Bill, Bought And Paid For, Main Street Cronyism, Crushing The Little Guy, Competition, Taxes, Sales, Interstate, Bureaucracies, Not Conservative, Government's Hammer, Oppression, Tyranny, ...then there is The Shining Light of, Senator Cruz R-TX (all tags)

    As noted here on RM yesterday, the opposition is out in full farce...

    Comments >>

    Cronyists Line Up To Smack Down The Little Guy


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jun 19, 2013 at 11:16:51 AM EST
    Tags: Big Box Protection Bill, Main Street Cronyism, Crushing The Little Guy, Competition, Taxes, Sales, Interstate, Bureaucracies, Government's Hammer, Not Conservative, Oppression, Tyranny, Bought And Paid For (all tags)

    The main street crony action force is out.

    What better way to insure higher prices, less competition, and bigger bureaucracies than to pass the so-called "MainStreet Fairness Act"?

    A letter being sent today to the Michigan Congressional Delegation makes the following claims:

    • "The signatories consist of a wide spectrum of constituencies, including small business owners, members of state retailers associations and chambers of commerce, local elected officials, and consumers, all who want to see this commonsense highly oppressive solution signed into law."
    • "This is a critical issue for small businesses. They not only struggle to match the tax-freeShipping and logistics added prices their customers can find online, but also frequently find themselves in the frustrating position of having their stores used as showrooms by online shoppers.  Their time and resources are being used up to make sales for their out-of-state competitors."
    • "Opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act have tried to argue that it imposes a new tax on consumers.  But that is simply not true.  The Marketplace Fairness Act will impose no new tax or tax increase of any kind, but merely create a method that states and communities can use to collect taxes they are already owed. An incredible bureaucratic nightmare for low volume sellers who are struggling to deal with increasing regulatory conditions already.  For over two decades, the Internet sales tax loophole has prevented these taxing entities from receiving the legitimate revenue they need to fund essential public services for our residents leaving a revenue hole that taxpayers have had to fill."

    Strike out emphasis and editing mine.

    It is an increase in the cost of business.  An increase in the complication of business. An Increase in the growth of government.  An increase in prices as the big box stores and larger internet retailers regain their advantage over the mom and pop enterprises.

    Its cronyism.  Pure and simple.  BIG MONEY pushing the little guy out, and using the hammer of government to do it because that 'little guy' keeps competition in place.

    I have said before, that there IS a way to solve this, and for the states who collect sales tax to get their revenues, but this cluster foxtrot is not a good path.  Any congressman worth his or her salt would recognize a disaster in the making for what it is.

    Tyranny waits for no one.  Contact your rep now.

    (3 comments) Comments >>

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