On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:15:59 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:52:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:15:18 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Nov 15, 3:49?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:43:04 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
Try ordering some boat stuff on line. Many suppliers will charge you
your local sales tax as part of the transaction.

I buy a lot online and haven't paid state or local tax yet.

Ever.

May be a CT law, or lack of one.
Laws in NY and elsewhere may differ from those in your home state.

Which is not to say that I mind paying sales tax, but in CT, it's
freakin ridiculous the way it's calculated.

For example, if I buy a liter bottle of soda, the way the tax is
calculated is after the nickel deposit - so essentially, you pay tax
not only on the sale of the liter bottle of soda, but the nickel
deposit.

Gasoline tax is even more egregious. You pay state use tax and
federal tax and then the little item known as Gross Receipts Tax which
is basically paying taxes on the taxes already imposed.

There are other examples in this state from electricity bills to
certain exemptions which nobody knows about unless you have two
degrees in accounting and a lawyer.

However, the point was the silly statement about paying taxes - I mean
a tax isn't a tax until you pay it?

Honest to pete. It's the definition of is all over again. :)

This is going to break your heart.....

http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?a=1510&q=300882&drsPNavCtr=|#40860

Know all about it.

Just another example of how the tax system in this state is broke.