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Democrats push for new Internet sales taxes

Delahunt, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would rewrite the ground rules for Internet and mail order sales by eliminating the option for many Americans to shop over the Internet without paying state sales taxes.

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Darkstorn5038d ago (Edited 5038d ago )

This article's title is a bit misleading. The 'Democrats' are not pushing for an internet sales tax, it is a lone 'Democrat.'

Most intelligent Democrats know that their constituencies would react negatively to an internet sales tax.

In addition, Democrats should realize that their voting base is made up of many who are working class or on welfare. Sales tax is not only a so-called 'regressive tax' (meaning that it hurts the poor just as much as the wealthy, if not more), but any Democrat who votes for this bill would be voted out of office come next election cycle.

This proposed legislation isn't going anywhere. That being said, we need to do SOMETHING about state deficits. But that's not a discussion for a comments page on a gaming website...

P.S. - this article should not be approved, as the image chosen for this story is an obvious stab at Obama, which I might add is completely unrelated to the article in question.

dizzleK5038d ago

theres already a download tax in nj and ny....instituted by democrat governors fyi. the democrats never met a tax they didn't love. wake up.

people on welfare don't pay tax except for sales tax. if they're using the money for what it's intended for they're not even paying much sales tax (food & clothing). did you know that 50% of americans didn't pay income tax this year? the pool of workers available to pay for all these liberal social programs is getting smaller and smaller, friend. yet the liberals keep spending.

and who cares if the pic is a stab at obama? that lame duck nightmare is GONE in 2 years.

scriptkiddie5037d ago

You need to wake up and stop drinking the kool aid. When Democrat Lawton Chils was governor of florida years ago he tried very hard to get a Internet sales tax, but other states at the time wouldn't play. With Democrats controlling congress and the senate this could possibly pass. Democrats have never seen a tax they do not like, look at all the new taxes starting in 2001 (Child deduction cut in half, no more education deductions, etc.)

This will pass one time or another, with a democrat controlled congress and senate, and their supporters not paying attention.

how is that hope and change working for you

jazzking20015038d ago

DL tax?
how is that possble
maybe if you buy a game off steam, you pay a tax?

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We don't want another RTX 4080, but this lesser-known brand is releasing one anyway

Even though the Super is out, this Chinese brand is releasing a base RTX 4080 - and it comes with AIO liquid cooling and a striking design.

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We found the very best gaming monitor deals during LG Gaming Week, from OLED to ultrawide

Jack writes: "Here's our compilation of the best gaming monitor deals available on the LG store during their Gaming Week sales event - lasts until May 5th."

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein1d 17h ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga20h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing691d 17h ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde1d ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21831d 15h ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg1d 15h ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS171d 15h ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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