Supporters of a bill that would broaden states’ ability to collect sales tax on online purchases acknowledge they face a tough battle in the House.
The measure, called the Marketplace Fairness Act, appears on a glide path toward passage in the Senate, with a final vote likely in early May.
But while Democratic leaders in the Senate supported the bill enough to bypass the Finance Committee and bring it straight to the floor, the GOP brass in the House has so far shown little interest in the measure.
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Good - how about one for the people for a change!
ReplyDeleteDemocrats are just looking for money to spend on social programs. The money collected would never reach roads or police, it would be gobbled up in state welfare programs, more of the tax the worker, feed the free-loader!
ReplyDeletewe can only hope. when's the vote?
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