Political Quotes

“There are 3. There are 3 out of 975 Internet retailers with over $1 million in sales. There are 3 in the State of Montana. This is an undue burden on the small businesses of Montana? What I would say to the Senator from Florida and the Senators from Montana, what we are saying is very basic. You aren't forced to sell in Illinois. There is no reason you have to sell in Illinois. You choose to do it. If you choose to do it, all we say is follow our law. Our law says if you make a sale in our State, there is a sales tax to be paid. If you don't want to get involved in that, you don't have to sell in our State. Keep your marketplace limited to places where you want to do business. That is your right as a businessman. But if you want to sell in our States, you have a legal obligation to pay in our States. If you want to open a business on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, you know you would have to pay plenty of taxes. Why is it if you want to sell to the same people living on Michigan Avenue, you have no obligation to pay a sales tax? That is what this is about. I reserve the remainder of my time.”