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Originally Posted by justjim
If you were a local small business you would understand. The e-tailer business (such as Amazon) can sell their product at a cheaper price because they do not have to pay any sales tax. If any tax liability is required it is put on the buyer. However, most of the time, nothing is paid and this is a huge disadvantage to the "local mom & pop" shops. Small business already has tremendous competition from the local big box stores. I was afraid that this discussion could get political and have done my best to be an advocate for local small businesses and not at all get political. To me its not at all political----it more a David vs. Goliath Issue.
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The e-tailer often reduces the item price to compensate for the
shipping costs the customer will have to pay in addition to the selling price.