scottlay

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California legislative update
1 points by scottlay 15y ago|0 comments
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by scottlay 15y ago
While I personally think the bill's policies are smart business practices, I think the bill keeps getting amended to give the "haves" (Facebook, LinkedIn) a competitive advantage over startups.
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Amended, but still bad: California's social networking privacy law(aroundthecapitol.com)
1 points by scottlay 15y ago|1 comments
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by scottlay 15y ago
Weird. I prefer Disqus, but people asked for Facebook. Sorry about that!
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by scottlay 15y ago
Personally, this is a tough one for me. I live in the college town of Davis, and love my local bookstore and the downtown with small shops. That said, buying books on Amazon with Prime is tempting and, at 8.75% sales tax is another plus.
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by scottlay 15y ago
Yes, instead of applying the physical presence test for sales tax, SB 234 would apply a substantial nexus test. The opponents argue that this would require Amazon to collect sales tax if it maintains its Affiliates program, as they are arg
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by scottlay 15y ago
Most importantly, let me know if anything can be improved or explained more clearly.
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by scottlay 15y ago
Cool. I like to refer to the official source as well, and then let people know that aroundthecapitol has tracking and commenting options. Thanks for letting people know about this bill.
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by scottlay 15y ago
On my hobby site, aroundthecapitol.com, you can post comments about the bill using disqus and facebook. It's a quick way to alert your friends about this bill and its impact on your business. I'm an education lobbyist, but have been workin