That is very important. If you are not paying a sales tax for a purchase over the Internet, it gives an unfair competitive advantage over the purchase on Main Street. But you do have to pay shipping charges, and they're not cheap. Sometimes it's even cheaper to go down the street and buy it. But there is a convenience factor.
People are busy, and sometimes they shop at midnight.
In a free society, consumers want choice and there are many choices. You don't necessarily have to go to Nordstrom, you could go to Sak's, Montgomery Ward or Penney's. Usually, the prices are the same. But people forget that those tax revenues collected locally support vital services that we provide, whether it's public education, public safety or health. Those dollars don't just go into some big pot.