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ScottWhigham on July 5, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: States Plot New Path to Tax Online Retailers

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req2 on July 5, 2009 [–]

States try to get extra sales tax. Amazon rescinds affiliate program in e.g., Rhode Island. Rhode Island ex-affiliates of Amazon suffer and lose revenue in addition to that they previously gained from Amazon, decreasing the overall tax the state previously received.

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