Not Exactly
Businesses are responsible for paying taxes on their sales. In most instances they pass this cost onto consumers at the time of sale. The incident of tax falls on the business. The burden of the tax falls on the consumer. In many states, purchases made outside of the state (or via internet) but used within the state are subject to a use tax, which is usually equal to the sales tax. Thus purchasing from Billy Bob's Alligator Emporium (in Louisiana) from you home in Wisconsin triggers a Wisconsin use tax. Exceptions if you paid Louisiana sales tax on the purchase (if greater to or equal to Wisconsin tax). If you paid Louisiana tax that was less that Wisconsin, you would owe the difference. With major retailers (Amazon) WI state tax is collected with the purchase just as it would be at a brick and mortar store in Appleton. The IRS would not be involved with collection of state sales/use tax but rather some state department of revenue.
To Whom it May Concern
"protected classes" are not a product of the ADA but come from other federal statutes. Everybody belongs to at least two protected classes (sex and race).
Also note that constitutional protections operate to protect the individual from the power of government. Statutory law (whether state or federal) often serves a public policy purpose by prohibiting discrimination against particular traits (classes) by private entities (e.g. Denny's) that interface with the public at large as part of a business undertaking. A 1983 action (under color of...) is almost certainly against a government entity. (All commentary is greatly simplified and does not cover every conceivable case.)
Last time I checked, every retailer collects sales taxes from you and transfers those taxes to the government. As such, it does the same function (though through a different process) as an existing governmental institution - the IRS. Businesses act under the authority of law to collect taxes for the express benefit of government. Make sense now?
Businesses are responsible for paying taxes on their sales. In most instances they pass this cost onto consumers at the time of sale. The incident of tax falls on the business. The burden of the tax falls on the consumer. In many states, purchases made outside of the state (or via internet) but used within the state are subject to a use tax, which is usually equal to the sales tax. Thus purchasing from Billy Bob's Alligator Emporium (in Louisiana) from you home in Wisconsin triggers a Wisconsin use tax. Exceptions if you paid Louisiana sales tax on the purchase (if greater to or equal to Wisconsin tax). If you paid Louisiana tax that was less that Wisconsin, you would owe the difference. With major retailers (Amazon) WI state tax is collected with the purchase just as it would be at a brick and mortar store in Appleton. The IRS would not be involved with collection of state sales/use tax but rather some state department of revenue.
To Whom it May Concern
"protected classes" are not a product of the ADA but come from other federal statutes. Everybody belongs to at least two protected classes (sex and race).
Also note that constitutional protections operate to protect the individual from the power of government. Statutory law (whether state or federal) often serves a public policy purpose by prohibiting discrimination against particular traits (classes) by private entities (e.g. Denny's) that interface with the public at large as part of a business undertaking. A 1983 action (under color of...) is almost certainly against a government entity. (All commentary is greatly simplified and does not cover every conceivable case.)
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