![]() But at the same time, I wanted it to be funny - a tall order, it turns out. I'm talking about the really grim and brutal stuff: disease, beatings, disfigurement, death, etc. On a really big camera/lens purchase, the sort of thing that used to entice many Washingtonians to buy on-line rather than at local brick-and-mortar camera stores, saving the state sales tax now means driving to Oregon, which makes sense only if the tax break outweighs the cost of the trip!Īs Frank Zappa used to say, "the torture never stops.My plan was to evoke the vagabond tramp archetype from the early strips, but at the same time depict the real and timeless hardships of homelessness. Web sales to customers in Washington are now taxed based on shipping destination rather than shipping origin. For that, paying "retail" makes senses if only for the peace of mind.The tax situation here in Washington State has also changed recently to eliminate the "sales tax break" on Internet sales from out-of-state sites such as B&H, Adorama, and Beach: Washington Online Sales Tax Now Law | WebProNews You need to examine and test lenses and bodies to make sure they're up to your expectations. I've gone the Amazon, Beach and B&H route, and they're great for accessories, but if it's cameras and lenses, online is a crap shoot. Kenmore Camera has a pretty fair selection of Pentax cameras and lenses, but pricing is "street". Unfortuantely, Glazer's doesn't do Pentax. They have a burden!Īh, but photography takes us away from the worries of politics and taxes! and you are right about our Canadia brethren. Since we are not a true democracy but a federalist republic (thus the electoral college like you point out), many want us to become a true democracy by making it a populist vote, which as Alexander Tytler so eloquently stated "is doomed to be short-lived as soon as the populace realizes it can vote themselves monetary payouts from the public coffers". Yep, fed income tax is nuts but doesn't hurt as much as Canada's.GST/PST, etc.they still end up paying a good 10-20% more than we do Very true! On top of that, it's become a race between the two "lizards" as to who can give away the most from the public treasury to "buy" votes! ![]() We're still in the "let's vote for the lesser of two lizards" rut and the lizards are trying to change the electoral voting system to a populist vote so they only have to win the 11 most populated states to win the election. ![]() The people will never rise up and fight back. almost as many taxes as there are Pentax lenses made that fit on my K10D! I think I remember a CPA-friend of mine tell me sometime back that the feds have over 15,000 different taxes and fees! State taxes: (sales, income, property, tolls, license fees, etc.)įederal taxes: (income, social security, medicare, medicaid, tax on interest earned, capital gains (not just for the "rich" anymore!), phone usage taxes, internet tax/fee, gift tax, marraige penalty, death tax, etc.). The FEDERAL taxes are much more! The last figures I heard this spring were that the average American pays over 65% of their income annually in taxes of one shape or another: Keep in mind that these are STATE taxes referred to. for shipping to Canada - add between 20-30% of cost to import into Canada.įinally we are beginning to see prices of lenses on par with our US friends.as we should - our dollars are essentially equal now. Income tax of 30% - 40% or better on every cent you make. children's clothes, food purchase under $4.00, etc.) ![]() You guys are killing me.5-9% sales tax and no income tax? WTH!ĥ% GS Tax on almost everything you buy (a few exceptions.i.e.
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