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As Heritage President Jim DeMint has said, this violates the classic American principle of “no taxation without representation.” Retailers would be forced to act as tax collectors for states in which they have no voice.
Under current law, retailers are required to collect sales taxes only in states where they have a physical presence. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is pushing for a vote on a new Internet sales tax that would hit all online businesses—no matter where they’re located.
DeMint says: Consider the absurdity of such a law. When a customer buys a product in a store, does the cashier ask for the customer’s home address? Of course not. The store simply charges the state and local sales taxes applicable for its physical location, no questions asked.
“Brick-and-mortar” stores like Wal-Mart are in favor of the Internet sales tax, because they see these online retailers as competitors. But the other big proponents of the tax are state governments, which would be able to reach into other states for revenue. “ I cant wait to see what treasonous Republicans in congress support this. Mccain??
All I need is the Federal government to collect sales taxes for lib governor O Malley here in this single (Dem) party state.
Tell you what, when states like Maryland and CA increase their state sales taxes they should be doing something that ads value to the products sold in the state (By being nice to local employers) vs on the internet with no taxes.