Amazon Prime: $67 for new 'members'

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vision63 wrote:
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Who did Amazon destroy? CircuitCity? The Mom & Pop stores all died decades ago in an earlier retail revolution. Shall we cry a tear for struggling BestBuys or K-Marts?

That's my feeling too. It's like weeping because Amazon wiped out Borders. Yeah, and Borders destroyed far more local book stores. That's big business unfortunately.
That's TOTALLY ignoring the fact that Amazon did their dirt via the major advantage of not having to collect taxes. But it's all cool now that all the Indians are dead.

Mom and Pop's suffered many disadvantages battling Big Boxes and Power Centers. But having to collect taxes when Amazon etc., were exempt was simply criminal. Why is this ignored?
I still don't pay tax to Newegg, is that criminal? That's how online commerce still works for many vendors. If you don't like it, vote for people who want to add tax to online vendors.

P.s. I talked to the Maryland Comptroller when I first started an online business. I was instructed my duty was to collect taxes from people purchasing from a MD address. That's it.

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dk62 wrote:
Don't forget that honest citizens had to pay use taxes anyway.

That likely depended on state, but yes.

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silvarios wrote: If you don't like it, vote for people who want to add tax to online vendors.

I vote for people who want to eliminate the regressive sales tax.