To: Sen. Joshua Hawley (MO-2) and The United States Senate
Don't tax Internet stores
Taxing Internet stores like Amazon and e-bay will only add an unnecessary tax to Internet shoppers. That tax will do nothing to help small businesses in his state or any other. A tax on Internet purchases will not encourage anyone to buy from a local vendor if that vendor cannot provide the products that are sold on the Internet. He claims that small businesses in the states will get more sales but what if there are no local vendors who sell what is available on that vast network of vendors who sell on line. Roy Blunt apparently favors another "big government program".
Why is this important?
Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri is trying to tax stores such as Amazon and E-bay for sales over the Internet. He claims that small businesses will benefit if shoppers are taxed on their Internet purchases. He also claims that states (already running on tight budgets) will be able to cut taxes if they receive revenues from Internet sales. In short, he wants Internet shoppers to pay taxes by taxing the Internet stores. Isn't that contrary to the Republican philosophy of never increasing or adding new taxes?