On Nov 15, 7:57 pm, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:32:38 GMT, BillP penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:







"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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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.

As long as your not buying from a store with a presence in your state you'll
never pay any sales tax, it's illegal.

You don't have any better grasp on this than you do global warming!
Please research the term "use tax."

Also see(for example):http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesus...s/et2006_9.pdf

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Exactly, Gene, he's dead wrong on this issue, too! Wonder if he ever
gets tired of being wrong?:

State and local taxation of foreign exports and interstate commerce
has obvious U.S. constitutional limitations. 2 However, the U.S.
Supreme Court has clearly held that state and local taxing authorities
may impose taxes on interstate commerce despite the limitations of the
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, provided that the tax has a
substantial nexus with the state, is fairly apportioned, does not
discriminate against interstate commerce, and is fairly related to the
services provided by the taxing state.