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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by jcnnghm on Sunday December 27, 2009 @02:20PM (#1017440)
Streets aren't paid for by sales tax. They're paid for with taxes on fuel and vehicles paid by the companies making deliveries in the state.
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Re:Sorry, Shoppers, but Why Can’t Amazon Collect More Tax? by Anechoic on Sunday December 27, 2009 @04:05PM (#1017611)
Only partially, use taxes cover about 50-60% of the costs for roads IIRC, the rest comes out of the general fund.
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