The moment people heard about the introduction of the Main Street Fairness Act, everyone started buzzing (in chronological order – we will endeavor to keep this list updated – Updated: 8/4/2011 @ 08:48 EDT):
- Article in Politico: Dick Durbin to introduce online sales tax bill
- Press release by FedTax (supporting): Small Businesses Applaud Senator Durbin and Representative Conyers for Introducing Main Street Fairness Act
- Article in the Los Angeles Times: Amazon.com sales-tax issue taken up by Congress
- Press release by the National Retail Federation (supporting): NRF Says Internet Sales Tax Bill Will Help Preserve Main Street Jobs
- Article in the National Journal: Durbin Moves to Tax E-Commerce
- Article in Crain’s Chicago Business: Durbin proposes Internet sales tax
- Article in TechFlash: Congress to take up Internet sales tax issue plaguing Amazon
- Press release by the National Taxpayers Union (opposing): Beware of Fiscal Potholes in Congress’s Latest “Main Street Fairness Act,” Taxpayer Group Warns
- Statement by Americans for Tax Reform (opposing): Internet Tax Introduced by Democrats Durbin, Conyers
- Press release by NetChoice (opposing): NetChoice Strongly Opposes ‘Main Street Fairness’ Act From Congressional Democrats
- Article in The Hill: Durbin introduces online tax bill, has Amazon support
- Article in Internet Retailer: Federal sales tax bill introduced
- Press release by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (supporting): Main Street Fairness Act Introduction the First Step Toward Fair Competition
- Press release by Sears (supporting): Sears Holdings Applauds Senator Durbin’s Introduction of the Main Street Fairness Act
- Press release by Sen. Durbin: Durbin, Conyers, Welch and Others Introduce Bill to Level the Playing Field for Main Street Retailers
- Letter from Amazon (supporting): July 29, 2011 Letter from Amazon to Senator Durbin in Support of Main Street Fairness Act
- Press release by the National Conference of State Legislatures (supporting): NCSL Announces Support for Main Street Fairness Act
- Article in Politico: Amazon, eBay split over online sales tax bill
- Article in Reuters: Senator supports online sales tax reform
- Article in TechFlash: A national e-commerce ‘Amazon tax’ law draws harsh reaction
- Article in UPI: Amazon capitulates on state taxes
- Article in Gather: Congressional Support for Uniform Online Sales Tax
- Article in Rave News: Congress Looking At Balancing The Online Scales With Main Street Fairness
- Article in Accounting Today: Congress Introduces Bill to Collect Online Sales Taxes
- Article in PC Magazine: Democrats Introduce Federal Bill to Collect Online Sales Tax
- Press release by the International Council of Shopping Centers (supporting): Shopping Center Industry Supports Efforts to Level the Field between Internet and Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
- Article in DailyTech: Illinois Senator’s Business Tax Bill Gains Supporters, Amazon is Onboard
- Article in The Orange County Register: Congress jumps into ‘Amazon sales tax’ issue
- Article in JCK: National Internet Sales Tax Bill Introduced in Congress
- Statement by FreedomWorks: (opposing): In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
- Article in MichiganLive: Sales tax for online retailers? John Conyers sponsors bill to ‘level the playing field’
- Article in Computer World: Tech groups oppose Internet sales tax bill
- Article in WebProNews: Main Street Fairness Act Draws Amazon Support, eBay Opposition
- Article in EcommerceJunkie: Congress Eyes Federal Sales Tax Bill
- Article in GeekOSystem: Amazon Supports Internet Sales Tax Law
- Press release by Jewelers of America (supportive): JA Applauds Introduction of ‘Main Street Fairness Act
- Press release by the ITIF (supportive): Statement on New Internet Sales Tax Legislation S. 1452
- Article by the Performance Marketing Association: Sen. Durbin Proposes Federal Sales Tax Solution
- Press release by the Electronic Retailers Association (opposing): New Efforts To Tax and Regulate Electronic Retailers A Bad Idea
- Article in the National Jewelers Network: Federal Internet sales tax law back on the table
- Article in IDEX Online: Main Street Fairness Act Introduced, JA ‘Applauds’
- Article by CompTIA (The IT Industry Association): Main Street Fairness Act Introduced: Requires Interstate Sales Tax Collection
- Press Release by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (supportive): Statement on New Internet Sales Tax Legislation S. 1452
- Article in the Technology Liberation Front: Internet Taxes, “Main Street Fairness” & the Origin-Based Alternative
- Article in OCMetro: Amazon supports Main Street Fairness Act
- Article in TechZone360: Democrats Propose Bill to Collect SalesTax from Online Retailers
- Article in the Rapid City Journal: Johnson’s bill would tax sales by online retailers
- Article by ADOTAS: Associations Rail Against Federal Online Sales Tax Bill
- Article by ZippyCart: Politicians Push for Nationwide Tax on Ecommerce Solutions
- Article by Washington Business Journal: A national e-commerce ‘Amazon tax’ law draws harsh reaction
- Article by NorthJersey.com: Internet sales tax legislation would impact North Jersey businesses
- Article by FITSnews: Web Tax: This’ll Help (Not)
- Editorial in The Washington Times: Unplug the Internet tax
- Editorial in the Denver Post: Online tax bill isn’t so simple
- Article in Calitics: Amazon’s Long War on Sales Taxes
- Press release from the National League of Cities (supportive): Main Street Fairness Act Introduced in Congress
We noticed that the press releases opposing the legislation have, thus far, either relied on vague language without really engaging with the bill (the National Taxpayers Union) or repeated one of the common mischaracterizations of the bill that we recently blogged about (Americans for Tax Reform, NetChoice). Once again: The bill does not create a new tax or raise taxes, and technology and the simplified sales tax laws the bill requires together make it easy for businesses to collect sales tax for multiple states.
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