02/11/2009
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"Is it fair for that Main Street store to lose business to online companies just because online retailers are not collecting state sales tax?"
"In my state of Texas, which does not have an income tax, we rely heavily on revenue collected by sales taxes."
"We support S. 1832 because it would grant states, which streamline their sales tax systems, the authority needed to collect the sales and use taxes they are owed."
"At the end of the day, Rhode Island businesses will be able to compete on a level playing field."