Amazon Tax starts for Online Shopping

So what’s next, will they force stores to collect sales tax on out-of-state customers like tourists and then send the taxes back to their home state? Will Tax Agents look in my car whenever I cross state lines to see if I bought anything out of state and make me pay taxes on those things? How about those who pay in cash — how will you trace those purchases?

This is moronic. New Yorkers buy online and go to NJ not because of sales tax but because of lower prices, in general. Commercial rent, utilities, food, decorating, and all costs of living is simply much more expensive in New York so businesses have to charge more. That’s simply not the case for a warehouse on the outskirts of Seattle. Furthermore, who wants to drive through the LA traffic or ride the NYC subways ($4.50 roundtrip).. Fact is, I shop online for the prices and convenience, and it has nothing to do with sales tax. Simply put, the “unfair price advantage” politicians talk about has littel to do with sales tax.