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trotsky

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1. Amazon supports it because they are working toward having distribution centers in nearly every state

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2013, 09:27 AM

May 2013

They want the playing field leveled because their position on the field has changed.

Overall I hate sales taxes, they are horribly regressive. I wish we could do away with them entirely except for luxury items. But this is a reasonable bill - not taxing internet sales puts local businesses at a disadvantage.

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Amazon supports it because they are working toward having distribution centers in nearly every state trotsky May 2013 #1

As a very very small ebay seller (small sales, I am regular size :-)) djean111 May 2013 #2

I don't believe so. edhopper May 2013 #3

As a former online retail business owner, MineralMan May 2013 #4