Lifting the internet sales tax moratorium is a recipe for bigger, more intrusive state governments. Senator Reid should junk this bad idea and reconsider his lame-duck agenda.
Harry Reid’s latest tax-raising ploy is a giant political bamboozle
OAKLAND, California—U.S. internet commerce has grown dramatically over the past decade, from about $93 billion in 2003 to some $322 billion in 2013.
Several factors have driven this growth: convenience, access to products that aren’t always available locally and, frankly, the desire to save money, since online purchases from sellers in other states generally are sales-tax free.
