[rockrr]

And why not? It’s the “holy grail” of tax bases. The dhimmicrats will never give up on it.

[5thGenTexan]

How ‘bout this - drop the income tax and replace it with a national sales tax that includes internet sales.

[dalereed]

Sales tax will be the death of internet sales.

In most cases it is the only reason to buy on the internet.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Click The Pic

[redgolum]

Probably will happen. To be honest, I can’t understand why it hasn’t yet! Though I am not complaining.

It puts the local store at a disadvantage.

[Brown Deer]

"Why should out-of-state companies that sell their products online have an unfair advantage over Main Street bricks-and-mortar businesses?"

So he wants to double tax people from the states that require you to pay sales tax on out of state purchases?

[Tzimisce]

Taxes, taxes, taxes.

You make it. We take it.

Pay your fair share. April 15th is coming fast.

[End Times Sentinel]

On the other hand, there are some 7,500 different taxing jurisdictions in the United States, each with a set of very precise rules describing what can and can't be taxed and at what rate. That makes it challenging terrain for retailers to navigate.

Oh, no worries about that! The Federal Government would be happy to take that 8 or 9 billion and divvy it up in a fair and just manner...

[Recovering_Democrat]

WTF? Here is the solution: lower state taxes or get rid of them. why is the solution always to raise taxes on other sales?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

This is the level playing field....

When you purchase on the Internet, you pay shipping fees;

When you purchase from a bricks-and-mortar store, you pay sales tax.

Besides, most of the items I purchase online are NOT available in my local area....the local merchants are not missing out on any sales because they don’t carry what I’m looking for in the first place.

[Poison Pill]

Americans who shop over the Internet from out-of-state vendors aren't always required to pay sales taxes at the time of purchase

They are required to pay use tax if their stated has a sales tax.

[lakeman]

Durbin is just helping his buddy Quinn out with this little pice of legislation. Amazon is shutting down all affiliates in Illinois on the 15th(or so) of this month as a FU to Illinois over their wanting sales tax from Amazon on all sales.

[556x45]

‘Senator Enzi plans to co-sponsor the Main Street Fairness bill with Senator Durbin.’

It seems neither have yet figured out Main Street is moving toward internet sales to boost their likely lackluster local sales. Even if they’re doing well locally its always good to expand your likely cliental. Why is it pols are so happy to dither in subjects they know little or nothing about. LOL< even better is why do we allow it? Ummm, do I hear snoring in the back ground??? :)

[savedbygrace]

Speaker Boehner better step up ASAP and cut this off at the knees. Nip it in the bud.

[theDentist]

...to be announced "after Tax Day"

Who'da guessed?

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

Clean out the scum that inhabits both bodies of Congress.

These guys qualify as scum.

[Oldpuppymax]

Looks like another super-RINO has been unmasked!!

[Oldpuppymax]

Looks like another super-RINO has been unmasked!!

[RWB Patriot]

Good ole government, always wanting to stick its nose where it doesn’t belong.

[unixfox]

See, elections don’t matter.