Religious Group Against Amazon Tax Break
April 22, 2011
Add the Baptists to those opposed to Amazon.com getting an exemption from charging South Carolina’s state sales tax. The group objects on the grounds that the state should not be subsidizing a business that sells pornographic materials.
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