Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on February 10, 2004, to authorize the Department of Treasury to negotiate a multi-state agreement to create a centralized system for the collection of use or sales tax on purchases made by Michigan citizens from out-of-state merchants. This would apply to retail purchases made over the Internet or from catalogs. The bill is part of a "streamlined sales tax" package comprised of House Bills 5502 to 5505. Estimates of how much it would increase the amount of tax paid by citizens range from $30 million to $500 million a year

The vote was 78 in favor, 26 opposed and 5 not voting

(House Roll Call 383 at House Journal 45)

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When will any person in Lansing understand that we simply do not want any more taxes. period. Do not raise our taxes. never.

I did not have the foresight to see how intrusive our government would become when given the power to impose the sales tax code. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH> Cut the budget....downsize government....represent the people as you are elected to do.

There is a new bill that will be introduced very soon to elminate the Michigan Income tax and property taxes and add 2 percent to our sales tax to replace the revenue. That would work for me. It gets the people with money. It is about time that people are not taxed out of their homes in their old age. And the income tax we pay is an outrage. This way the people with them money pay according to their purchasing habits.

An interesting proposal. An 8 percent sales tax that also included services (except health care) would bring in enough to replace the personal income tax, the Single Business Tax, and the "personal property tax," which is a tax on business tools and equipment. By essentially eliminating business taxes, this could potentially supercharge Michigan’s economy by making it the best place in the country to start a business - instead the worst. While you would pay an 8 percent tax on services, service providers wouldn't pay business taxes, so could presumably charge a little less, making this a wash for consumers. It's complicated though, and administering a service tax opens many cans of worms. For a list of potentially taxable services see "Government Spending Lobby Has 200 Service Taxes" at http://www.mackinac.org/6676. (This criticizes a service tax on top of other taxes, but a list of 200 taxable services is at the end.)

Given that all taxation is merely legalized theft, it seems that "fair tax" is impossible. But, we'd be ahead of the game if we authorized a sales tax to replace ALL other taxes: CAPPED 8% sales tax on all sales activity with a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT prohibiting ALL other forms of taxation. No corporate tax, licenses, personal income tax, property tax, severence tax, gasoline tax, telephone tax, hotel occupancy tax, liquor tax, or value-added tax.

...first off, does anyone know when this bill (internet "tax") will be introduced in this session? I didn't catch anything yet about it, but knowing Lansing's insatible appetite for money, I'd be surprised if this hasn't already been tossed in the hopper by now. Second, there was a guy on "Off the Record w/ Tim Skubick" last week (can't remember his name offhand), stumping for the "Fair Tax" as a substitute for SBT & Income Taxes. Didn't catch anything about if this would eliminate any other taxes besides the two mentioned above. Also did't catch if this was going to be submitted as a bill or not.

I believe there is about to be a bill introduced in the house very soon by Representative Fulton Sheen (R) from Allegan that would elimiinate both the state income tax and property tax and replace the funding by raising the sales tax to 8%. That is what I was told so keep your eyes open for it coming down the pike very soon. This guy is a no nonsense legislator who researches thoroughly before he introduces a bill. Wish he was my Rep. I do know the man very well and he is as straight arrow as the come.

If you have it, a truck brought it to you. There is never a good time to attack the trucking industry. You don't care how close we are to the straw that broke the camel's back? With the price of fuel gouging quality of life and the outrageous obvious aggression of the state police "enhancing revenue" it is time to be responsible fiscally. We have less now than ever. The governor can deal with less than ever or choak our economy to death.

Never fear, the democrats will figuire out a way to get their pound of flesh (taxes) by hook or by crook . . . but mostly by crook! 

 I agree with you.  Michiganders are taxed enough and politicians never find enough things to spend OUR money on!

what part of NO NEW TAXES do they not understand??