The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow state governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers who do not have a physical location in their state and have revenues of over $1 Million per year. Online retailers would be responsible for collecting the taxes and distributing them to state and local governments. Proponents of the bill include brick and mortar retailers who argue that exempting online retailers from sales taxes penalizes traditional stores who are forced to charge customers higher prices due to cover the tax. Opponents argue that since online retailers do not use local services funded by sales taxes they should be exempt and that the federal government should not get involved in state tax issues.
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Response rates from 2.3k Louisiana voters.
31% Yes |
69% No |
28% Yes |
60% No |
4% Yes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores |
8% No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes |
1% No, customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state |
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Unique answers from Louisiana voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8JCJLWV4yrs4Y
Yes, some version of this is probably appropriate. As always, more thought is needed.
@9ZLGK85 4wks4W
Although the federal government does not have the authority needed to impose state and local taxes, they should be obligated to help state and local governments collect the taxes should the state and local governments desire federal government support in collecting taxes from online retailers.
@9WVXHNQ2mos2MO
I think that because the internet is internationally accessible, commerce provided should be delt with separately.
@9FJ6HKS1yr1Y
i think there should be a law for specific online shopping
@9FGY9NS1yr1Y
Customers should pay what they must pay and that’s it
@9DCWK4M1yr1Y
No, I hate money as a concept.
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@9D8JTH71yr1Y
No, only ad sales tax on the sales of luxury companies.
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