thereisnospoon
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And consumers will look at that cost and say, hell I can buy that for the same price locally" and do so, helping their neighbors, their community, their state, rather than Jeff Bezos and his multi-billion dollar empire.Not the point.
The extra cost is borne by the retailer at the expense of the consumer. Those additional costs will be passed along to the end user.
Since when is the purpose of a tax to drive business to one area over another?
The simple fact is that the tax and law agencies of one state cannot force a person in another state to act as a tax collector for them.
This is how our federal government functions. it uses taxation to punish, alter behavior and to pick winners and losers. All garbage.