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• On the article Deerfield Gives Green Light to Peapod

  

  Garrett

  5:59 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012

  Here is pea pods statement to village on sales tax.
  With regard to the first question (sales tax generation), Peapod appreciates the importance of sales tax generation to the communities it serves but does not see a logistically feasible modification to its operations and practices to allow a change of its sales tax treatment for ANY of its contemplated Parcel Pick-Up Points (the same answer it is providing to every municipality in which it seeks to locate such centers). Peapod is a prototypical "online business" and the Parcel Pick-Up Point is merely an alternative delivery method for its online sales. As a home-delivery alternative, no sales are completed or processed at the pick-up location.
  However as I have been explained there is no law that they base this on. The revenue dept. set this up as their opinion or choice with no basis as I have been told. Yet if a tool guy drives his truck into Deerfield and sells tools he must charge and collect sales tax for Deerfield because the sale was negotiated in Deerfield. Yet this is different? And how is the example given by others of home depot or Walmart any different?
  As I said earlier it seems it would be in everyone's best interest if all businesses would be put on an even level playing field.

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• On the article Deerfield Gives Green Light to Peapod

  

  Garrett

  4:36 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012

  Please do not misunderstand, I understand about getting the best deal. We talk about local governments and brick and mortar stores getting costs down. I am saying how about they get to compete on a level playing field. If 2 business are selling a product for the same price. One business which is in the middle of nowhere supporting no town or municipality or school and ship their product into Deerfield they do not have to charge tax. The brick and mortar store located in your town has a higher rent or mortgage to be there to serve you and must charge sales tax to provide schools and sidewalks and police and fire..Its the law its not the brick and mortars stores choice to do this he must or he is closed down. To me this is a big problem and is why we no longer have a Best Buy or Borders. These business used to create revenue for the town. They also used to bring people into the town to shop other business.
  Without that revenue coming into the town eventually what happens to your real estate taxes?
  What happens to the quality of your kids education. Who pays for the things you need to live in this beautiful town? Eventually somebody has to pay!!!

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• On the article Deerfield Gives Green Light to Peapod

  

  Garrett

  2:57 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012

  Until these Internet purchases are properly taxed our city will continue to loose brick and mortar stores in addition to loosing the sales tax revenue needed for the city to function. Maybe we the people should act and stop buying on the Internet and start shopping in our local businesses that support us our schools and public offices

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