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this is very anti-entrepreneurial. all the small business, affiliates (large and small) will now relocate to other states that are more friendly to their busine

this is very anti-entrepreneurial. all the small business, affiliates (large and small) will now relocate to other states that are more friendly to their business. All that this is business is going to accomplish is that it will collect less tax dollars, drive jobs and businesses out of state. Thank you to big box retailers like Best Buy and Staples for driving to have this bill passed. Too bad California :(

Steko 15y ago
"this is very anti-entrepreneurial." This is the end result of the "pro-business" crowd pushing society's tax burden into regressive taxes like sales. Sooner or later those taxes have to go where the money is. "all the small business, affiliates (large and small) will now relocate to other states that are more friendly to their business." No, all of them won't. Many have physical locations in their state which they earn more from then they do from Amazon. "Too bad California :(" Maybe you missed it but it's also too bad for Amazon. Affiliates add value, 40% of their sales. Now some will relocate and some will fold but the majority will keep selling their stuff and trying to chip customers away from Amazon.
- swaits 15y ago
  Businesses are leaving CA in droves. Amazon affiliate programs in business friendly states will prosper. Sacramento is killing this place.
- protomyth 15y ago
  No, this is the end result of a government spending more money than its citizens are willing to pay for. California needs to seriously get its spending under control including the unfunded liabilities (e.g. public employee pensions). Of course they will threaten to cut fire and police to force the issue, when they have plenty of other budget expenses that can be cut first. Using fear to keep their donors in cash seems to be the current state tactic. At some point, states needs to their expense, assign use tax (e.g. gas tax) to repair the infrastructure it is fixing and increase those taxes if they don't cover the infrastructure (or quit raiding them if they have a surplus). PS: Depending on what the sales tax is actually taxing - it is not that bad on the poor. Going with that, "progressive" taxes aren't fair either. PPS: I still want to know why sales tax doesn't apply from the state the item is being sold from.

Steko 15y ago

"this is very anti-entrepreneurial." This is the end result of the "pro-business" crowd pushing society's tax burden into regressive taxes like sales. Sooner or later those taxes have to go where the money is. "all the small business, affiliates (large and small) will now relocate to other states that are more friendly to their business." No, all of them won't. Many have physical locations in their state which they earn more from then they do from Amazon. "Too bad California :(" Maybe you missed it but it's also too bad for Amazon. Affiliates add value, 40% of their sales. Now some will relocate and some will fold but the majority will keep selling their stuff and trying to chip customers away from Amazon.

swaits 15y ago
Businesses are leaving CA in droves. Amazon affiliate programs in business friendly states will prosper. Sacramento is killing this place.
protomyth 15y ago
No, this is the end result of a government spending more money than its citizens are willing to pay for. California needs to seriously get its spending under control including the unfunded liabilities (e.g. public employee pensions). Of course they will threaten to cut fire and police to force the issue, when they have plenty of other budget expenses that can be cut first. Using fear to keep their donors in cash seems to be the current state tactic. At some point, states needs to their expense, assign use tax (e.g. gas tax) to repair the infrastructure it is fixing and increase those taxes if they don't cover the infrastructure (or quit raiding them if they have a surplus). PS: Depending on what the sales tax is actually taxing - it is not that bad on the poor. Going with that, "progressive" taxes aren't fair either. PPS: I still want to know why sales tax doesn't apply from the state the item is being sold from.