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Title: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: Purple Sage on January 26, 2014, 05:45:45 PM
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Bennyboy (10,226 posts)

Help me respond to this if you would...
No more Amazon for this house- we just got an email from them saying we owe taxes on previous purchases. Put of the blue! From what I can gather it's part of a deal they struck with the state of Tennessee to build a distribution center in East Tennessee. I love Amazon but I am sick as I can be of taxes, taxes and more taxes and will be canceling everything with them ASAP starting now.

this is a musician friend of mine, recently a born again kind of person. Gospel singer. I've tried to respond but come across kind of nasty when I do. But I know all the nice people hre will be able to help me.....

6 replies, 205 views

He wants responses on how to tell his buddy that he SHOULD be happy to pay back taxes on Amazon purchases I suppose.
Title: Re: BennyBoy is sick of taxes
Post by: Purple Sage on January 26, 2014, 06:02:43 PM
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Jim__ (9,004 posts)
2. How do they owe taxes on previous purchases?

Were the purchases completely handled in Tennessee? If not, then I'm curious what gives Amazon the authority to charge out of state taxes over the Internet. I thought that was a federal issue, though I may be wrong. I wouldn't be shocked to learn that Amazon made some sort of agreement with Tennessee that is not actually supported under federal law.

I would be quite upset if Amazon tried to charge me taxes retroactively on all the purchases I've ever made.

Jim doesn't like retroactive taxes, but the few other responders seem to think it's just okey-dokey for Amazon to request back taxes because it's good for society in general.
Title: Re: BennyBoy is sick of taxes
Post by: DefiantSix on January 26, 2014, 06:04:27 PM
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I've tried to respond but come across kind of nasty when I do.

Gee, DUmbass; I wonder why that is... :confused: :foff:
Title: Re: BennyBoy is sick of taxes
Post by: GOBUCKS on January 26, 2014, 06:14:26 PM
I got that email. It simply says you bought this much stuff from Amazon that wasn't taxed, and you may owe the sales tax to the state of Tennessee.

Of course, I do. But I've never heard of anyone paying it. It's been one of Amazon's most attractive features for years. 

The message goes on to say this amount will not be reported to the state, but beginning in 2014, Amazon will begin collecting sales tax. I think they've made similar agreements with other states.

Amazon will be just like other retailers who add sales tax at point of sale.

But wait! DUmmy Bennyboy is in Tennessee? Since when? I thought he was somewhere out in the crazy West.
Title: Re: BennyBoy is sick of taxes
Post by: Purple Sage on January 26, 2014, 06:20:18 PM
His Christian buddy must be in TN.  I misread the post when I created the title.  It was BennyBoy's buddy complaining, not BB.

Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: Chris_ on January 26, 2014, 07:07:49 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024392602

Funny, I haven't recieved any such email.
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: I_B_Perky on January 26, 2014, 07:45:01 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024392602

Funny, I haven't recieved any such email.

I bet it is the newest scam. Send me all your back taxes... with interest!!!!
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: freedumb2003b on January 26, 2014, 08:01:12 PM
I bet it is the newest scam. Send me all your back taxes... with interest!!!!

Government directive/scam -- it is impossible to tell the difference.
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: NHSparky on January 26, 2014, 08:05:12 PM
There is no difference.

Wait--weren't these the same assholes that told us paying taxes was patriotic?
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: GOBUCKS on January 26, 2014, 08:13:44 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024392602

Funny, I haven't recieved any such email.
It's not a scam. It's from amazon.com and the only link is to the tn.gov Tennessee state site, where there's a form for submitting sales taxes.

I'm sure they're being swamped by people paying their Amazon sales tax.
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: freedumb2003b on January 26, 2014, 08:21:17 PM
It's not a scam. It's from amazon.com and the only link is to the tn.gov Tennessee state site, where there's a form for submitting sales taxes.

I'm sure they're being swamped by people paying their Amazon sales tax.

The MFQ* is probably enough to bring town the interwebz....

















*Middle Finger Quotient
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: vesta111 on January 26, 2014, 08:25:48 PM
It's not a scam. It's from amazon.com and the only link is to the tn.gov Tennessee state site, where there's a form for submitting sales taxes.

I'm sure they're being swamped by people paying their Amazon sales tax.

Don't understand, my state has no sales tax so if I buy anything  over the internet ,out of state I may have to pay a sales tax to WHO ?????
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: jukin on January 26, 2014, 09:01:20 PM
Wait until you try to use your freeeeeeeee ObamaCare.

There's going to be comedy gold when the DUches go to the doctor and have to pay full price. How will the repukes have made that happen?!?!?!?
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: GOBUCKS on January 26, 2014, 09:20:56 PM
Wait until you try to use your freeeeeeeee ObamaCare.

There's going to be comedy gold when the DUches go to the doctor and have to pay full price. How will the repukes have made that happen?!?!?!?

Only the first $6000.
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: USA4ME on January 26, 2014, 09:22:14 PM
Let's face it; Benny didn't get bent out of shape over anything Amazon or Tennessee is doing. He didn't like the "I am sick as I can be of taxes, taxes and more taxes" comment because the more people who adapt that attitude the less freebies that can be passed on to him and the other moochers. Shows just how out of whack your worldview is when someone making a passing comment that they're tired of being overtaxed is such that you feel the need to head it off at the pass.

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Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 27, 2014, 09:19:36 AM
DUmmies love taxes.....because they don't pay them.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they benefit from them.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they lower your standard of living.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they hope to taxes to lower you to their level.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they just simply hate people that are doing better than them.
Title: Re: BennyBoy's Buddy is sick of taxes
Post by: BlueStateSaint on January 27, 2014, 10:10:24 AM
DUmmies love taxes.....because they don't pay them.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they benefit from them.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they lower your standard of living.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they hope to taxes to lower you to their level.

DUmmies love taxes.....because they just simply hate people that are doing better than them.

Boiled down, you nail it.  H5.