But Andal, a member of the new e-commerce Commission, isn't crying about the loss of tax revenue to the Net. In a rich country, rest assured that there will be plenty of money to pay the existing taxes. Governor Gary Locke of Washington doesn't want cyber-sellers to have an unfair advantage over the corner store. But your local hardware store only has to deal with one state tax collector, and maybe a local tax. If traditional merchants really are at a disadvantage, then maybe we ought to consider whether a sales tax is the best way to fund government.
Many states get along just fine without one.
Don't tax the Internet. The Constitution prohibits states from regulating or taxing interstate commerce. Of course not, but they wanted to allow people to build a prosperous country. Let's allow the next generation of Americans to have that same opportunity. To talk back to James Freeman, click here .