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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

Wonder what tax will be increased or implemented? My plan for today is to watch the testimony to see how senators responded. That may determine who I ...

8 years ago
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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

Sales taxes and Texas' USE tax are totally different, but what Collens is proposing is similar to Texas' use tax. The postal service rarely colle...

8 years ago
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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

Texas does not require Internet sellers to collect the USE tax. It's self-reporting by tax payer. If Texas can't figure out how to collect, I'm pretty...

8 years ago
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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

Texas has a Use Tax that is supposed to be applied to purchases made out of state (including Internet purchases). They aren't very successful in imple...

8 years ago
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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

You're welcome. I think residents should really pay attention to this proposed tax (though I don't see how they can implement it), but other jurisdict...

8 years ago
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Re: WITH TERRITORY'S BONDS AT JUNK STATUS, MAPP ADMINISTRATION SEEKS $430 MILLION IN NEW DEBT

The proposed new "Internet fees" would be on Internet purchases. Here's the line from the article. Mr. Collens also said the administration would...

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

There are health fairs probably every month, and I guess STTsailor hasn't heard of VI Fitness Kitchen. They offer healthy cooking demonstrations and f...

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

From what I remember, if you were a self-employed individual, you could join the Chambet and become part of that group. But I'll check to confirm. Mak...

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

No. They stopped it years before that. I'll have to check with some people to see if they can give me the history, because I surely can't remember.

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

The complaints are to insurance access. Many people who have insurance go stateside for treatment, and the joke is that going to FL's Cleveland Clinic...

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

An upcoming alternative is telemedicine. Haven't had need to use the service linked below and don't know if it will work in the VI - but might be wor...

8 years ago
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Re: Health Insurance woes

Congress determined that ACA was for STATES only and deemed territories ineligible for the exchanges. And, the insurers have determined that offering ...

8 years ago
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Re: Furniture/buying and selling/Antiques/Upholstery shop

St Lucia. Grenada. Have been to batik factories in both places.

8 years ago
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Re: Furniture/buying and selling/Antiques/Upholstery shop

The St Thomas UVI campus offers batik making classes and students and teachers sell their work. Here's info about the previous class. I thoug...

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

I started the thread because I thought others might be interested in how VI is perceived in non mainstream tourism sites. I would never have thought o...

8 years ago
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Re: St. Croix Elections Board Removes Hansen from Ballot

Nice try, CruzanIron, but the "elites" are supporting Clinton. Trump has very little support from "elites" based on msm reporting.

8 years ago
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Re: Rum vs MJ

Ha, ha! When I smell it on the safari or in other areas, smells same to me. I might not recognize it otherwise.

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

I am not interested in mj topics, and most of the links on this forum are to posts I have already read. Very seldom do I post links for a number of re...

8 years ago
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Re: St. Croix Elections Board Removes Hansen from Ballot

Imo, Chucky and Trump have things in common: They both appeal to those who feel the "elites" don't care about them. They both know how to us...

8 years ago
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Re: Rum vs MJ

I do appreciate awards though *-) 😀

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

The links in any thread are for anybody who is interested in the topic.

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

I'm not worried about security. I may not have enough interest to click on links. Not interested in mj but am interested in tourism because of it...

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

Nope. I may read posts, but am hesitant to click links. I haven't seen anything in VI msm in quite a while so links need detail or I may not click.

8 years ago
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Re: USVI Makes Top 24 Pot Destinations

I have no idea who or what that norml link refers to. MJ was on 2014 referendum from what I remember. I don't understand your reference, because ...

8 years ago
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