[Truth29]

Fox Business is reporting that enabling legislation may be voted on the Senate as early as today and that there will be severe impacts on small Internet sellers. The bill is being rushed to a vote before most people know about it and the impact can be analyzed.

[IbJensen]

Wouldn’t we much better off if the part in ‘Mars Attacks’ where the Mars ambassador visited the assemblage of both houses were true?

[TurboZamboni]

Amazon cuts Ill. ties over sales tax collection
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2687366/posts
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 2:30:23 PM by SmithL

my, how things change. now big bidness is in bed with gubmint again...

As they compete with big retail, Amazon is advocating for this legislation too, while at the same time they are seeking local tax exemptions across the country to build warehouses.

Typical crony crapitalism.

The bill should be named the Shop China Act of 2013 because its draconian and costly compliance burden would likely force many online companies to set up outside of America.