This will also cause the loss of 10’s of thousands of jobs for the shippers. FedEx, UPS and USPS.
You said — This will also cause the loss of 10’s of thousands of jobs for the shippers. FedEx, UPS and USPS.
—
Well, those jobs have already been lost because of the drastic slow-down and Great Depression we’re in. They’ve already gone through a big contraction.
BUT, as to whether more of it will happen — I think not. That’s because there’s a convenience factor there.
Let’s take Amazon and books, for example. Now, even if they collected sales taxes there, I’ve found that they are a lot better priced than the local book stores. So, one can just about always save money there.
But, in other instances on some other products, Amazon will be actually higher-priced than the local stores, even without sales tax and shipping considered. So, it can vary.
However, there is one factor that I like — even — if the prices were higher. I don’t have to go out and drive down to the store, look around and then buy it there and drive back home. Just sitting at the computer and I never have to leave for that particular purchase, and in about two days, it’s there at my doorstep.
That’s something that a lot of people would *continue* to pay for, taxes or no taxes....