Summary
CAN OUR STATE and local governments afford to subsidize businesses that conduct their sales only on the Internet, rather than through physical retail stores? And if we could, is there a good reason to do so?
These are the two most obvious questions when addressing the issue of whether Internet businesses, such as the e-commerce pioneer Amazon.com, should have to collect and pay the same sales taxes as your neighborhood brick-and-mortar music store if you have one has to. Currently they do not.See the full content of this document
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Sales On the Internet Should Be Taxed
On the affordability question, the answer appears to be "no" and getting more "no." Fiscal year 2009 begins in a few weeks, and at least 29 states plus the District ...
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