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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
In my state, the ACLU sued on behalf of amazon and won. In NC, we are supposed to declare how much sales tax we owe on internet purchases. NC was trying to compel Amazon to turn over names and figures so they could proactively collect the tax from people who dont claim it as they should. The ACLU stepped in and sued and won.
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011...les-tax-battle |
I agreed with ACLU -- they weren't really suing to protect Amazon, they were suing to protect the people who buy from Amazon. Still, it was a case of strange bedfellows.
The states should NOT be going piecemeal after Amazon shoppers. Good god, what a waste of court dollars that would be. The answer to Amazon being too big to go after ISN'T to go after the shoppers. Ugh.