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States Push for Net Sales Taxes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the death-of-ecommerce dept.

Marnhinn writes "Lawmakers in several states are asking Congress for the right to begin collecting sales tax on interstate internet purchases. CNN has the scoop."

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  1. Constitution by Dan+Farina · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As I recall, States were not allowed to levy tariffs and such against each other. Doesn't imposing taxes on a particular method of transaction fly in the face of the rules that define us as a union and have been tested in the past in courts?

    This is the price we must pay for the mess the Iraqi war caused budget-wise. Otherwise there would be the possibility that the federal government could assist the states, and businesses would not have to be so conservative because of the uncertainty lurking over the horizon. Instead we must bend the rules to work around this serious lack of funds.