Internet sales tax

Amazon is not the bad guy in sales tax fight

When state legislatures across the country started trying to solve their budget woes- they looked for a scapegoat for their dropping sales tax collections and found Amazon. But before you blame Amazon, try looking at the insane sales tax laws we have in Ohio- and I’m sure are duplicated in other states: different sales tax Read More

In what we trust

This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. It’s long. I hope it’s worth it to you. If you really like it- or hate it- tell 5 friends. The recent financial market meltdown started me thinking about what makes civilized society possible. It’s not the form of government, even a dictator can make Read More

Sales tax legislation gone bad

The first time I shopped for groceries in Atlanta in 1981 I was shocked to see sales tax added to my bill- I was buying milk and bread (really). Welcome to the crazy tax laws of different states. Ohio has long excluded taxes on food- as it’s not really optional for survival. This is a Read More