States working harder to collect online sales tax

The government is working harder to collect taxes from goods sold online. Most states have a tax on things sold over the internet, but very few of those states actually enforce it. Companies who don't add the tax on by themselves, expect the buyers to do it alone. That would mean that the consumers would have to go on a website to print off a tax form and turn it in. Most people are completely unaware that they're supposed to be doing this. That's one of the main reasons why it's not getting done: lack of knowledge. Once people become more educated about what they're supposed to do, maybe then the government will be getting the money that they're requesting; and that's their goal, to bring in this money to help pay for all the things our country needs.

I personally had no clue that there were taxes on things bought over the internet. I've bought things online before and know many other people who have as well, and I can't think of anyone that has had to pay tax on what they bought. Maybe Minnesota is one of the few states not required to pay this tax. I'm not quite sure, but if the government expects to be collecting this money, they will need to make the proper strides to follow through on the tax. They should be the ones regulating it and setting it up with different companies. The buyer shouldn't be expected to have to do it all on their own. It gets too confusing that way and just wouldn't work.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39159604/ns/business-personal_finance/

Americans still skipping fruits, veggies

American adults still aren't eating the necessary amount of fruits and vegetables that is recommended. A recent study was performed on the adult population and the results showed that consumption is down. Fruit dropped from 34% to 33% and vegetable stayed constant at 26%. In fact, no state met the goals that were set years ago. California was leading with fruit consumption and Tennessee was the best for vegetables. On the other side of things were Oklahoma and South Dakota, which had the lowest results. Health officials feel descouraged with the findings and really hope to improve scores in upcoming years.

This article didn't surprise me one bit. I'm actually kind of surprised that even 30% of adults ate the right amount of fruits or vegetables. Our whole country is more interested in eating fatty foods, especially from fast food restaurants. It's about time we start recognizing that we need to make some changes. I know that eating healthy is a struggle for me too and I think it should be promoted much more than it is. Instead of constantly watching commercials about greasy burgers and fries, maybe we need to be seeing things about healthy fruits and vegetables.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39096775/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/