Just when you thought the economy had enough issues..... Reply #30 – May 02, 2008, 12:10:43 PM Well, Amazon made the lawsuit rumors official...http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/amazon-sues-new-york-state-to-void-sales-tax-rules/ Quote Selected
Just when you thought the economy had enough issues..... Reply #31 – May 02, 2008, 01:24:12 PM QuoteThe online retailer further asserted that the new rules violated the equal protection clause of the constitution because it specifically targeted Amazon. “It was carefully crafted to increase state tax revenues by forcing Amazon to collect sales and use taxes,” the complaint says, noting that “state officials have described the statute as the ‘Amazon Tax.’ “Hmmmm.... Quote Selected