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THIS WEEK [THE WEEK OF JULY 1ST], AS AMAZON-DOT-COM
BEGINS COLLECTING SALES-TAXES IN TEXAS, MANY SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS ARE
CHEERING--SAYING THAT THE RECENT AGREEMENT "LEVELS THE PLAYING-FIELD"
BETWEEN OUT-OF-STATE, ONLINE BUSINESSES AND "MAIN STREET"-RETAILERS.
REX SOLOMON OWNS HOUSTON JEWELRY, IN HOUSTON...
(SOLOMON):
"THANKS TO OUR
LAWMAKERS, TEXAS IS TAKING THE LEAD TO MAKE SURE [THAT] 'AMAZON-DOT-COM'
PLAYS BY THE SAME RULES AS 'MAIN STREET'-BUSINESSES--AND COLLECTS THE
STATE'S SALES-TAX, LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE. NOW THAT A BIG STATE LIKE
OURS HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING-FIELD, OUR LEADERS IN
CONGRESS SHOULD REALIZE [THAT] IT IS PAST TIME TO CLOSE THIS LOOPHOLE,
ONCE AND FOR ALL. WASHINGTON NEEDS TO STOP PICKING WINNERS AND
LOSERS WITH THE TAX-CODE. CONGRESS MUST PASS
'E-FAIRNESS'-LEGISLATION NOW--TO END THE UNFAIR COMPETITIVE-ADVANTAGE
FOR ONLINE RETAILERS, THROUGHOUT THE NATION."
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"STAND-WITH-MAIN-STREET"-DOT-COM.
