Amazon Supporting Federal Online Sales Tax Bill

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Amazon is supporting a bill that would let the federal government tax online shoppers. The “Marketplace Fairness Act” would require you to pay sales tax on any item purchased online, even if it’s an out of state purchase. Don’t be surprised if this is the last holiday season you can enjoy tax-free online shopping. Read the full article at Time.com

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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    very dissapointed Amazon folded like a cheap suit on this issue. Jeff Bezos has a lot to answer for on this matter.