The Amazon Tax Problem: What Collecting Sales Tax Costs the Online Retail Giant

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3. What needs to happen is a national sales tax on online purchases

that is shared 45-45-10 percent..

45% to state or product being shipped
45% to state where item is being sent
10% to shipper for the hassle/expense of collecting the tax

If the tax were 10%, states that do not collect taxes will get a huge benefit
In states that collect taxes, their share will be less than brick & mortar, but more than if these impulse 3AM purchases are never made anywhere

I shop online for MY convenience, and to ME it's worth 10% to NOT have to drive somewhere (or multiple somewheres to find what I want)

Sellers who worry about lost sales, may just have to reduce their prices by 10% if they want their customers to continue to use their online stores.