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Many Florida lawmakers want internet sales tax but some want to divert revenue to tax cuts listen

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Tags: sales tax, internet sales, Amazon, Rick Kriseman, Florida Tax Watch, Inkwood books, Carla Jimenez

With the 2012 legislative session just around the corner, state lawmakers are facing some tough decisions. One proposed law would close an internet sales tax loophole. Some politicians want to make sure the tax doesn’t increase revenue for the state.

When a consumer makes a purchase online, the transaction appears to be tax free. What most consumers don’t know, and what internet retailers rarely tell them, is that the consumer is supposed to calculate and pay ...

Traveling on the Amazon

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Tags: Travel, South America, Amazon

Jan Setzekorn and Sadia Ahmed talked about their travels on the Amazon and about the rights of indigenous peoples in South America.