I will still buy from Amazon till they collect from my lib state Maryland simply because its easy and a good deal and it serves the purpose I state below.
They might be able to still sell cheaper than competitors that dont collect the tax but avoiding Maryland sales taxes is very important to me. Its a rare chance to stiff the ‘never ending raise taxes’ one party state.
the trade deficit will just get worse.
what next sales tax on 3d printed objects?
Why don’t you just lie on your income tax form? You could probably stiff them out of a lot more tax dollars.
Did you know that if you forge a “nonprofit organization” letter, you can get local stores to sell you without sales tax? Why not do that, since you think it is a good thing to stiff them out of the sales tax that is legally owed?
Is it because you are afraid you might get caught? Because neither of those two things I just suggested are any less illegal than what you are doing — it’s just that you have a greater chance of getting caught.
Our country is in a sad state when people only follow laws they are afraid of getting caught breaking.
Well, we are also in a sad state when people decide they should listen to their accountants rather than their conscience. After all, your accountant would tell you it’s fine to sleep with your neighbor’s wife.