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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Very possibly. But it has been the "Hometown local retailer foundation" (or whatever it was called) that has been most vehemently pushing for Amazon to collect sales taxes.)
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Yup.
Funded almost exclusively by the likes of WalMart, Target, Sears, and Best Buy.
(They wouldn't get as much sympathy if they called themselves "Big Retailers against online shoppers".)
Classic Astro-turf move.
BTW, it's "Alliance for Main Street Fairness" and yes, it is funded by the big guys, not hordes of cuddly indies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianc...s#Organization