tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post5936913720445955616..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Is GOP Tax Orthodoxy Waning?Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-18740013990978317532011-03-22T09:24:58.109-05:002011-03-22T09:24:58.109-05:00Somewhat relatedly, I'm keeping an eye on stat...Somewhat relatedly, I'm keeping an eye on states' increasing attempts to collect sales tax on online purchases (see, e.g., http://blogs.forbes.com/robertwood/2011/03/15/amazon-tax-attacks/) On the one hand, it's a tax, which no one likes, but on the other hand it's a way to help struggling states without federal spending. States have been finding circuitous ways to collect the taxes now, since the Supreme Court has basically said they can't be compelled to collect them under certain conditions, but Congress could pass a law to basically overturn the Quill decision and allow states to collect the taxes...<br /><br />John NugentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com