John Nothdurft: Fairness Act Just a Tax Grab
August 3, 2012
Momentum appears to be building in Congress for the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect sales tax from online sales even when a retailer has no physical presence in the state.
Momentum appears to be building in Congress for the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect sales tax from online sales even when a retailer has no physical presence in the state. Heartland Institute Government Relations Director John Nothdurft tells us what's happening and explains some of the problems with the proposal.
Author
Steve Stanek (sstanek@heartland.org) is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute.
sstanek@heartland.org
