Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Vanceburg, calls (the Marketplace Fairness bill) a "tax mandate," even though the bill has nothing to do with raising, or lowering, taxes, just collecting them. Massie's over-the-top rhetoric against the measure includes charging that it "changes the very constitutional fabric of the United States."
...this bill is about leveling the playing field for retailers who provide services, employ people and pay payroll and real estate taxes in our communities.
And, to the extent that it's about taxes, it would help avoid raising or creating them by collecting those we already have on the books.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Collect taxes from online sales
Today's Herald-Leader exposes Thomas Massie's dishonest talking points about the Marketplace Fairness Act:
