[Cicero]

The laws of just about every state say you are supposed to 'fess up to the state tax authorities about buying out of state gear, and pay the equivalent in sales taxes to the state. That was always the case for me in New York, in Connecticut, and now in Vermont.

Fat chance. I don't imagine they get a whole lot of responses to these invitations.

[cgbg]

Most states have a part of their income tax form where you are supposed to declare out of state purchases.

I believe the figure is that less than one percent of residents in those states put figures in that part of the form.

Fortunately it would be a political debacle if they tried to collect those taxes on any large scale. Consumers are beginning to enjoy Internet shopping for all kinds of goods and services and they would be happy to term-limit any politician who supported enforcement of that tax provision.