David Livingston

Amazon Cuts Off Colorado Affiliates Over Taxes

March 15, 2010

FROM RETAILWIRE:
Amazon last week ended its relationship with Colorado-based affiliates in retaliation of a new state law aimed at getting out-of-state, online retailers to collect sales tax. Do you support e-commerce sites being tax-free or should e-tailers be required to pay the same levies as physical store locations?      [more...]

Any kind of tax is a bad tax and is bad for business. Perfect example is this silly tax in Colorado. It has already deterred Amazon.com from operating. Out-of-state, online retailers should not have to be taxed. Do the police or fire departments need to be called to protect them? Do they use up valuable land, water, and sewer resources? Are consumers using the roads to shop at their stores? This sounds more like extortion rather than taxation. Good on Amazon.com for standing up to these bullies in the Colorado government.