Gates, Buffett say online purchase taxes are fair and good for state budgets

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Billionaire buddies Bill Gates and Warren Buffett wholeheartedly agree on one thing: Online retailers need to be taxed. Speaking on CNBC this morning, Gates and Buffett discussed a bevy of topics including the bill that’s expected to pass the U.S. Senate today which could make it easier for states to collect sales tax from purchases made… Read More…

H-1B visas: Tech industry split over plan for higher fees

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Microsoft has led the push to allow more high-tech workers into the United States under H-1B visas by charging companies an extra fee that would help fund science, technology, engineering and math education for the next generation of American workers. But the tech industry is far from universal in its support for this concept. That… Read More…