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Steve King: “He goes home and gets on the Internet and he is quoted $3.15, a higher price, but he buys it online anyway because the…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2012
He goes home and gets on the Internet and he is quoted $3.15, a higher price, but he buys it online anyway because the sales tax takes the price that he has to charge at the brick and mortar store to $3.21.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King illustrates how sales tax affects competition between online and local businesses.

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