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Other than maybe one internet post on wral.com there hasn’t been too much debate over what our legislature is doing.   I’m so freaking happy that someone is going to be on the news tonight on NC17 @ 6pm.  If you don’t know what’s going on, please tune in.   In an email sent to the networking group LinkingRaleighNC, this individual sums the events nicely:

Please turn to NBC17 this evening at 6pm. There is a very important issue regarding new taxes that the NC General Assembly will attempt to pass and take effect on July 1. I have been asked to come to discuss the effect this will have on affiliate marketers with Donald Jones.

Amazon.com, which has a very extensive affiliate network, has announced that if this law is passed they will close all NC based affiliate accounts, cutting off a large number of NC Small Businesses from this revenue stream. There are a number of local NC businesses that are growing due to their affiliate networks. This bill will affect them as well.

Here is the general summary of NC Senate Bill 202 Section 27C.2
Go to pg 268 to read the bill http://bit.ly/xRjx2

*Make two higher tax brackets for upper income people
*Raise sales tax by 1/4 percentage point
*Impose sales tax on service contracts, repair, maintenance and installation services
*Impose sales tax on courier services (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc)
*Impose sales tax on digital products – music and movie downloads, ebooks, software, ringtones, etc.
*Impose sales tax on companies with affiliate marketers within NC.
*Charge sales tax on movies, theme parks, races, sporting events, gym memberships, cover charges and so forth and so on.
*Increase liquor tax by 1 1/2 percentage points

If you do not support this bill please take a moment to sign this petition:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ncaffiliatetax/

Whether you support this act or not please contact the following representatives to let them know how you feel about this.
Representative Paul Luebke (the Chair of the House Finance Committee)
(919) 733-7663
Paul.Luebke@ncleg.net

Senator David Hoyle* (the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee)
(919) 733-5734
David.Hoyle@ncleg.net

Even if you don’t partake in internet affiliate programs, can you say that you support the other taxes they’re proposing?

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