Taxes already apply to e-commerce the same as they apply to catalogue and mail order sales.
The Internet is the driving force behind the best economy in American history and taxing the Internet only threatens this success. Not only does every state in the union have a budget surplus, but state tax revenues have doubled in the past 10 years. E-commerce does not threaten the existing tax base. Rather, because it is responsible for the dramatic growth in our economy, the Internet actually adds to the tax base. Watch this space for updates as they arise relating to Internet Taxation.