To subject it to as many as 30,000 taxing jurisdictions applying different rules of taxation would be a mistake. Americans shop over the Internet for everything from furniture and clothing to automobiles and books. Purchases are based on brand names and lowest prices.
Online customers pay with credit, debit or other electronic methods of exchange.
There are no cities or towns where buyers and sellers cannot do business instantly via the Internet. The cyberhighway reaches everywhere, and nobody is left out. And I don't see any cities or towns engaging in local efforts to interfere with electronic commerce and Internet services. The only local concern is that the marketplace is a level playing field with the same tax laws applied evenly. Anyone can use this new highway, and nobody should get preferential or discriminatory treatment.