Case for Fairness

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45 of 50 states have some kind of sales tax Federation of Tax Administrators. State Sales Tax Rates (PDF)

Supreme Court rules online retailers exempt from sales tax Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992). For more information on the case see the Tax Foundation.

Size of U.S. online retail sales United States Census Bureau. 4Q2011 Retail E-Commerce Sales Report (XLS). Before 2000, the government did not keep track of U.S. online retail sales.

$23 billion of uncollected sales tax National Conference of State Legislatures. States have a $23 billion sales tax loophole and Congress is considering a bill to close it.

One vs. Four Hires 2011 University of Tennessee study.

How Much Does Your Community Benefit? The 3/50 Project

Size of 2015 U.S. Online Retail Wall Street Journal Digits Blog. E-commerce Will Keep Rolling, Research Firm Says.