F. James Sensenbrenner - Defies Logic in Search of Bamboozling Public

As though he did not have enough to worry about in helping the nation recover from the depression launched by President Bush with his help in Congress, Representative F. James Sensenbrenner finds times to lecture Wisconsinites on the state budget.  Governor Doyle and Internet Taxes = Double Trouble

And now, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle wants to tax the songs you download to your iPod – among all your other online purchases. This means that buying something online will now be double taxed in Wisconsin...

The errant member of Congress, who has done more than any other Wisconsinite to create massive deficits through his support of incredible tax cuts for the wealthy, figures that if the buyer purchases Internet services that are taxed, then purchases made from another vendor cannot be taxed.

Think  of the possibilities:

• If the buyers paid sales tax on their automobile, then there should be no tax on gasoline that fuels the vehicle.
• If you paid sales tax on your refrigerator, there should be no tax on the beer that goes in it.
• If you paid sales tax when the home was sold, you never should have paid property taxes.

It is appealing, but maybe Sensenbrenner should do something constructive, like fixing the disadvantage Ma and Pa brick and mortar retailers face. They have to collect sales taxes from their walk-in customers while Internet sellers avoid paying their fair share of the sales taxes - taxes that would help balance massive state deficits from California to Maine. That is the result of legislation pushed by Sensenbrenner that interfered with states' ability to set fair sales taxes.

Comments

[R.J.]

When someone fights to save me money "bamboozled" is not the first feeling that comes to mind.
I will give you credit, though, for your amazing talent to contort common sense and logic to support your views.

[Jack Lohman]

Paul, Sensenbrenner votes for spending bills and then wonders why taxes go up. He voted for the $780 billion Medicare giveaway to the pharmaceutical industry, and is now claiming Medicare is going bankrupt. Duh!

But of course, he also owns $5M in Merck stock so it should be no surprise.