tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597252480683523333.post7094031946474126347..comments2022-04-04T07:10:46.532-07:00Comments on Nerd Writer Mom Blog: Amazon Associates Cut Off in North Carolina, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Other States: Why This is Bad for the EconomyWriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671634833405814020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597252480683523333.post-55834404214531795842009-07-03T14:58:05.464-07:002009-07-03T14:58:05.464-07:00I didn't know that about CJ. Are you sure? I...I didn't know that about CJ. Are you sure? I know Overstock.com is now a part of Commission Junction. But I'd heard the opposite--that CJ was still serving those states. Let me know if you find a source either way.<br /><br />It seems as if right now, the affiliate programs are not unified in this effort to slow legislation from pushing through. If they become unified, this could get very bad.Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671634833405814020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597252480683523333.post-92183100664339523832009-07-03T14:42:07.983-07:002009-07-03T14:42:07.983-07:00Now see your explanation made more sense to me now...Now see your explanation made more sense to me now. You are correct in this economy it is crazy, I am not anti-tax, just like you i dont believe it should happen right now or at least until they have taken all the information on all sides. The retailers like amazon are doing this so that if enough people complain the decision will be reverse but they know this won't stand for long. Commission junction I believe has also closed its affiliates to those states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597252480683523333.post-28984825880959990522009-07-03T13:10:14.357-07:002009-07-03T13:10:14.357-07:00Respectfully, I believe you and I have different o...Respectfully, I believe you and I have different opinions/assumptions about taxes. I do think we agree that taxes to Internet businesses right now would constrict them unmercifully. I think it's just the wrong time and the wrong way to do it.<br /><br />If we assume that taxes need to happen for roads and education and other benefits of modern living, then I can see no reason why eventually Internet commerce should not come under the purview of a taxation system. I just have the problem with the way it's being done by the state and with the knee-jerk reaction of the retailers. <br /><br />There are people though (and I am not one) who believe all taxation is wrong. Under that assumption, then the proper course of action is to get rid of all taxes and add no new ones. Either way, whether you're pro-tax or anti-tax, what the states are doing now, and what the retailers are doing in retaliation, is not helping to support or build an economy. And I think it's because they're in the wrong paradigm. They're trying to save a failing economy, rather than build a new one.Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671634833405814020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597252480683523333.post-46705521340385232742009-07-03T12:51:33.295-07:002009-07-03T12:51:33.295-07:00Don't we pay enough taxes as it is? the reason...Don't we pay enough taxes as it is? the reason the brick and mortar stores are closing is because taxes are killing them, on top of everything else it takes to run a business. Taxes being on top of the list are high,insurance, vendors etc etc if we start doing the same to internet sales we will have the same problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com