Boehner kills internet sales tax bill

[MurrayBannerman]

This is fantastic news.

[MurrayBannerman]

This is fantastic news.

Do you guys have an argument why this is a good idea besides "muh taxes"?

The added burden of shipping costs.

[MurrayBannerman]

This is fantastic news.

Do you guys have an argument why this is a good idea besides "muh taxes"?

What is the argument for this idea?

1) Unfair competition: online retailers like Amazon get to sell products at a 5-10% discount compared to local small businesses.

2) States are losing out on a considerable amount of sales tax revenue.

So? And so?

Taxing physical sales but not internet sales amounts to the government promoting online retailers like amazon over small business.  If that's what you want, go ahead...

Apparently, the internet and small businesses are mutually exclusive. What about small, internet businesses?