Amazon packing after South Carolina tax vote

Amazon all but told South Carolina goodbye Wednesday after the online retailer lost a legislative showdown on a sales tax collection exemption it wants to open a distribution center that would bring 1,249 jobs to the Midlands.

Company officials immediately halted plans to equip and staff the one million-square-foot building under construction at I-77 and 12th Street near Cayce.

“As a result of today’s unfortunate House vote, we’ve canceled $52 million in procurement contracts and removed all South Carolina fulfillment center job postings from our (Web) site,” said Paul Misener, Amazon vice president for global public policy.

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An addendum to the Government causes poverty thread.

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wow... I am surprised. The finance committee voted 15-5 in favor of the tax break just Tuesday.

Most Midlands lawmakers supported the exemption, but opposition fanned by a coalition of small merchants, national retailers and Tea Party activists proved insurmountable, even as Misener came to lobby lawmakers Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to save the proposal.

Interesting teaparty activists fought to tax amazon...anyone else find that strange.

Big brick and mortar stores are pushing for internest sales tax...what they dont understand it wont do them a bit of good, even with sales tax you can buy anything online cheaper than a brick and mortar store.
Before amazon goes through the nightmare of collecting salestax they will move their operation out of the country and have the same website and business..
New egg charges salestax to the states that have their warehouses...New Jersey is one..if you live in jersey you pay sales tax to Newegg

They left Texas too over sales tax collection.

Along with Illinois. Maybe one day somebody will realize that businesses don't like excessive taxes.

Looks like the State gov't tax and spend types are finally running out of other peoples money. :lamo

winston53660 said:

They left Texas too over sales tax collection.

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Yep, I think SC was supposed to be where the Irving, TX distribution center was going to be moved.

Not any mo-er.

And didn't our liberal government just tell Boeing to stay out of South Carolina? The people of South Carolina just can't catch a break.

Wait a minute...people are siding with Amazon because they don't want to pay sales tax? Why is that excessive?

mtlhdtodd said:

Looks like the State gov't tax and spend types are finally running out of other peoples money. :lamo

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They wanted an EXEMPTION from an existing tax. This is not the government raising taxes, this is just a company pouting because their shakedown of the people did not work... This is about corporate welfare, not excessive taxes. Let's get the story straight.

upsideguy said:

They wanted an EXEMPTION from an existing tax. This is not the government raising taxes, this is just a company pouting because their shakedown of the people did not work... This is about corporate welfare, not excessive taxes. Let's get the story straight.

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lpast said:

Interesting teaparty activists fought to tax amazon...anyone else find that strange.

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Not at all. The reason the business doesn't want to be forced to collect sales tax is because of part of the reason why online retailers manage to get a lot of bulk buying business is because they consumers don't have to pay a sales tax and if you order $25+ (number varies) shipping is free making it cheaper to buy goods online than going to your local provider.

The reason TEA some party members support the legislation is for fair competition sake. If you are going to have a sales tax, you must apply it equally, or else you are showing special treatment and meddling in economic affairs.

mtlhdtodd said:

Looks like the State gov't tax and spend types are finally running out of other peoples money. :lamo

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So you don't support fair competition?