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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by yummyfajitas on Sunday December 27, 2009 @11:45AM (#1017232)
Why should the tax I pay on a new computer vary based on how it is delivered to my home?

Sales taxes are a tax on the merchant. If the merchant is not located in a state, the state has no jurisdiction over the merchant.

Do you really want the nuts in charge of {Texas, California} (depending on your political views) to have the power to pass laws binding on your state? Besides, if a state really wants the money they can simply tax their citizens (which many states do).

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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by SkipHeadJr on Sunday December 27, 2009 @01:33PM (#1017382)
Sales taxes are paid by the customer, not the merchant. The merchants are required to collect and report the taxes, their customers are the ones who pay.
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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by billswift on Sunday December 27, 2009 @02:04PM (#1017426)
In fact, in many states the merchant must explicitly charge the tax to the customer, he cannot legally just include the tax in the price he charges for the item.
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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by Psyonic on Monday December 28, 2009 @02:54PM (#1019241)
Even at movie theaters? I've seen movies in many states, and never ran into one that charged tax on top of the ticket/concession price.
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