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I see people here on this thread are pretty ignorant about what is going on with this “sales tax” for online purchases... LOL..

Perhaps this will help clear away some of the “fog” of what is going on...

Bush extends moratorium as states move to streamline sales tax systems
Publication: Government Finance Review
Date: Friday, February 1 2002

Bush Extends Moratorium as States Move to Streamline Sales Tax Systems. In November, President Bush signed legislation extending the moratorium on Internet-related taxes for two more years. A recent study by the University of Tennessee estimates that uncollected sales taxes will cost state and local governments $13 billion this year and $55 billion by 2011. One of the major stumbling blocks to the implementation of any sales tax on electronic commerce is the disparity between state tax codes. To address this, 19 states and the District of Columbia recently began an initiative to streamline their sales tax systems by establishing uniform definitions, standardizing rules, and simplifying the registration process.

(Sources: Associated Press, November 28, 2001; National Governor’s Association, November 29, 2001)

Y’all haven’t been paying attention. All that has been happening over the years, is a *continuation* in a few-year extension, of a “moratorium” on state sales taxes.

NOW..., many could consider this *interference* by the Federal Government, into *state affairs* of how they should be able to collect their sales taxes for items which are sold to citizens in their states. It effectively *stopped* the states from collecting those sales taxes.

But, all good things don’t last forever, and neither do “moratoriums” last forever. All that is needed for a “moratorium” to *not last* — is simply *not to extend it*... nothing more than that...