amungus
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good news!!! glad this actually passed. Let's hope for permanence next time. |
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Nightshade
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2 edits | It's a start, but what about making it permanent?
It is good that the house has finally got their arse out of their heads and extended the ban for another four years. Hopefully the Senate will follow suit and the temporary ban signed into law before the ban expires on the first
But the question is, with so many representatives voting for it, why not create a permanent version of the ban? There is obliviously big support for the temporary ban on both sides of the fence, at least in the house. What is preventing the Congress to make the ban permanent?
Hopefully if the temporary ban passes the congress can work on a permanent broadband tax ban and pass it before the next deadline on November 1, 2011.
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MrMoody
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Rest assured, it won't get renewed again in 4 years. |
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tkdslr
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Texas.. And Wisconsin.. |
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Jeffrey
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Re: good!
said by amungus  :good news!!! glad this actually passed. Let's hope for permanence next time. I'm thrilled this got passed. That being said, I don't like to use the word "permanent" or "never". That's a sort of finality that I don't like to think about. There are always times that things need to be reviewed. Everything. Keeping an open mind and changing something if it needs changing is an important overal concept.
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TKJunkMail
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Re: Their were only two states under the grandather clause.
said by tkdslr :Texas.. And Wisconsin.. There are nine like the news stories state:
»news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll···337/1001
The groups also want Congress to continue to allow nine states - Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin
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LBDSL
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1 edit | reply to tkdslr
I don't have the documentation in front of me, however, I know we have to pay/bill state/county/city taxes in TX, NM, SD, ND, OH, and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.
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Fisamo
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Re: good!
Passed the House, but not the Senate. Needs to get through both (and past Bush) before this means anything. Given the margin in the House, though, one would hope the Senate would act...  |
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ropeguru
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Re: It's a start, but what about making it permanent?
Because they won't have to worry about it another four years. Also, it will be after the next presidential election.
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MR_FLAT_TOP
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| Colorado-Comcast
Does anyone know if COLORADO pays broadband taxes?
I think I remember seeing on my COMCAST High-Speed Internet bill something about state & city sales tax under INTERNET taxes, surcharges and fees.
Why do you we pay taxes on services anyway? I thought you only paid taxes on parts and retail items not items like labor and services.
Just curious... |
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pnh102
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Re: good!
said by Jeffrey :There are always times that things need to be reviewed. Nope. Tax cuts should always be permanent.
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| said by pnh102 :said by Jeffrey :There are always times that things need to be reviewed. Nope. Tax cuts should always be permanent. I don't agree. But thats ok. Half because I actually don't agree, and half because I don't think anything deserves to be "permanent". Too much can change to single out any specific thing in life.
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Fisamo
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| No matter how 'permanent' they make it, it's always subject to review. Even our Constitutional rights, e.g., to free speech and to bear arms, could be taken away by another amendment to the Constitution. 'Permanent' laws can always be reviewed and changed, there's just no pre-set time for the arguing to begin.  |
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justlike2know
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Re: Their were only two states under the grandather clause.
Michigan is not mentioned but with all the taxes i have on my bill i'm positive they charge tax too. |
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Airwolf7
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Re: Colorado-Comcast
said by MR_FLAT_TOP :Why do you we pay taxes on services anyway? I thought you only paid taxes on parts and retail items not items like labor and services. Just curious... They don't think that they have to have a reason to collect taxes on anything, the only reason they need is that it is your money and they want it.
Why do I pay state taxes on my DirecTV service when they don't have a physical presence here?
They don't use right of ways or tear up roads, all they do is beam their signal to me but I have to pay the taxes anyway.
I will tell you why I pay these taxes, it because the greedy little bastards want my money any chance they have to get it. And what are they going to do with it? They are going to waste it on some nonsense or give it to some low life that thinks the World owes him something who has never done a honest days work for an honest days pay in his life, but instead he just waits for daddy Government to fork it over to him.
That is the Government's Great Plan to redistribute the wealth of those that do to those that won't. That is why every year I keep track of everything and jump through every legal loophole that I can to see that the least amount of my dimes go to people that won't hit a lick, if it were up to me I would let him starve to death and if he had children they could starve to death too. Maybe seeing his children starve to death would give him some incentive to do something instead of wait for daddy Government to hand it to him on a silver platter with a note that says "Complements of those that do.", wait a minute what am I thinking they don't get a note every month when they get their check telling them that their money comes form those that do, but that would never happen because he might get his little feelings hurt and we wouldn't want that now would we.
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plattypus1
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Airwolf7
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| I did.
I was the third person to have DirecTV in my town, first was the owner of Crabtree Furniture Company, second was the Mayor of our town, and then me. I also installed theirs too. I bought two deluxe receivers with deluxe remotes, dish with dual output LNB, and a self-install kit that came with wiring and a cheap little compass.
I have had DirecTV service since day one and I think that I paid about $1200.00 for all of my equipment.
It is not that hard to do because it comes with a manual and as a side benefit you can even see the satellites at night.
All you need is a little common sense and some mechanical aptitude and the will to do it. |
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capecoddah
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Yarmouth Port, MA | Bring me the heads
of the 2 that voted against this passing...
I have a feeling their on-line campaigns will do rather poorly.. |
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tokevino
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| reply to pnh102
Re: good!
said by pnh102 :said by Jeffrey :There are always times that things need to be reviewed. Nope. Tax cuts should always be permanent. There is not such a thing called "permanent" to begin with. |
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EngineerDave
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Hattiesburg, MS | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Their were only two states under the grandather clause.
Why is the state of Alabama taxing my DSL connection????
I guess it's time to talk to my representative. |
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