Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year

Wow.  So much California Bashing.  Most have no real clue what they are actually talking about.

Laws were passed some years ago regarding internet sales and that sales taxes had to be reported to the IRS.  Most people still don't do that by-the-way.

Also, this is one major area where internet sales prices were lower than brick and mortar store prices.  The internet seller didn't add sales taxes to the total price. So, brick and mortar stores started failing.  now people are actually complaining that there are not stores in their neighborhoods.  Go figure.

I for one prefer to do business with local brick and mortar stores, pay slightly more to have them stay in business.  but that's me.  But, it is getting harder to find them now.  Especially book stores.  Still have Vroman's in Pasadena.  Wow, what a book store.

I for one have absolutely no problem paying extra taxes for public health care and other things. I think that is what a civilized country should do.  But again, that is just me.  

as far as sales tax is concerned, I know California and many other states passed laws mandating that sales tax has to be recorded and paid for new and used equipment.  I don't understand the need for sales taxes on used equipment, when the sales tax was initially paid with the original purchase.  Seems like double dipping.  I don't think this is fair.  But, maybe I'm missing something. 

If a person buys something new in California, they pay the sales tax.  If they sell it to another person in California, why should there be a second sales tax?  don't get that one.

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Taxes and cost of living is low enough for the low income to have good standard of living??????  Wow.  That is such a mistaken false statement, but helps me understand why certain people do nothing to help solve the problems.

Same thought for slavery. the slave owners justified slavery in many ways but one was that the slaves should be happy.  We provide housing and food.  Where they came from they lived in tents and caves.  That was the thinking.  They used that just like the writer above to justify low income and poverty. 

I would bet good money that that writer was never poor to make such a ridiculous insulting statement.  

Most people have no real clue regarding the causes of homelessness.  just going by what they were told or read in some news paper article.

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