Of course ecommerce is fragile currently. ALL, new business is fragile but if I open a new store or restaraunt I do not get a moratorium on taxes to help me get going or, even better, give me a competative edge. Why shouldn't ecommerce be taxed under current interstate taxing agreements for the vendor to collect taxes for the point of sale. All other mailorder companies are supposed to do this. Of course people tell surveys they would not shop on-line if it is more expensive.
Price is one of the main reasons to shop on-line.
These people are not saying that they will not buy at all. Just that they want the best price. Here is a case in point that I think is prbably typical. Nobody likes new or higher taxes. What we dislike even more though are tax stuctures that are blatently unfair.