[railfancwb]

Originally Posted by ChiTownPicaro

Some thing we all use like clean air and clean water. But roads and schools are not amongst them.

Seems roads - local ones - would be something property taxes should be used for. Property without road access doesn't have much value.


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[czsmithGT]

Originally Posted by railfancwb

Sales tax has not generally been collected on Internet sales because there are thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of different rates and degrees of partial exemption in the country.

If an online retailer maintains a physical presence (for example a warehouse) in a state that charges a sales tax on most purchases, then that online retailer must charge sales tax on any items that are sold to customers within the home state. However, if the online retailer is selling an item to a customer outside of its home state, then it is not required to collect sales tax from that customer.

In addition many states (mine, for example) require you to pay state sales tax on all out of state purchases including internet purchases via reporting on your state income tax return. If your state doesn't require this or has no state income tax or state sales tax then you don't need to pay tax.

[SC Tiger]

Originally Posted by RenoF250

I don't know how Gamestop and Radio Shack are still open. Who goes to RadioShack anymore? Gamestop is just games you could get a bunch of other places. I think the other should fair much better because they offer convenience or sell something you do not want to order - clothes, tools etc.

Radio Shack has a few things that are handy. I bought some solder and a soldering iron holder from them a couple of months ago. They fill a niche that few others do.

[Glock&KimberLady]

Originally Posted by ChiTownPicaro

Property taxes should not fund schools. People with kids should just pay the cost and not force everyone to pay for it. It is socialism and it is disgusting. It might cost these people $5,000 a kid, but that aint my problem. Can't afford to pay for your little darling to get an education, well that isn't my problem.

OT, but yes...I have four kids, three school-age, none of whom are in the school system, and I pay property tax on two houses that amounts to about half the bill. I pay for others, and teach my own. Yae.

I can't figure out why so much $$$ goes toward the school district and a lot of these kids are plug-stupid.

[czsmithGT]

Originally Posted by Glock&KimberLady

I can't figure out why so much $$$ goes toward the school district and a lot of these kids are plug-stupid.

Human intelligence is declining

http://rt.com/usa/news/intelligence-...s-fragile-531/

"Dr. Gerald Crabtree, a geneticist at Stanford, has published a study that he conducted to try and identify the progression of modern man’s intelligence. As it turns out, however, Dr. Crabtree’s research led him to believe that the collective mind of mankind has been on more or a less a downhill trajectory for quite some time."