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.
Clarence E. Anthony Let's analyze the title of the bill. The opportunities for ideas, products, services and other forms of commerce and communication on the Internet are limitless, and the freedom to access and engage in that activity is becoming so as well. We must, as a society, work to assure that the advantages are there for everyone. The digital revolution challenges our current government institutions at almost every level. State and local governments need to think carefully about what they uniquely contribute about the communities they represent and the needs of those communities.