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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
The problem I'm seeing is that Amazon is fighting the states on the tax issues, period. The states have no way of collecting the required taxes and no way of knowing (other than the honor system) who spent what where.
I'm not ok with the state having a list of my purchases - but I also don't want to pay for the state to fight Amazon in court.
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The states know for a fact that Amazon isn't collecting taxes on purchases in state because they can easily have a task force order from Amazon from, say, a Texas address and -- look, no taxes. They can fight Amazon on that rather than needing a full list of how many people in Texas spent how much at Amazon -- heck, they don't even need a task force because Amazon is admitting they don't collect the taxes.
If the choice is between "don't fight Amazon" and "fight Amazon", I prefer the latter. It's entirely possible that the fight will cost more than it brings in (i.e., Amazon loses and moves to another state) BUT if all the states stay firm in this, then Amazon can't do that.
Still, a national solution is the way to go, long-term. Alas, that's not likely in the near-term. Look how many people on this thread are against their purchases being taxed. It's a complicated issue.
