The federal online sales tax mandate known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act” has gained ground in the Senate, and should face a final vote there next week. Sen. Reid has attempted to push it through without going through the normal process of analysis and debate. The op-eds below offer all the reasons why Reid is avoiding exposing this unconstitutional scheme to the light of day – “MFA” will crush interstate tax competition and open the door to more state cash grabs.
Sen. Rand Paul writes in the Washington Times:
An ill-advised Internet tax mandate
Sen. Jim DeMint writes in the Wall Street Journal:
Jim DeMint: No Internet Taxation Without Representation
Professor Michael Greve writes in Forbes:
The Internet Sales Tax Reveals Its Foolish Head Yet Again
Megan McArdle writes in the Daily Beast:
The Real Problem With the Internet Sales Tax
The Misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act
The Wall Street Journal writes: