LOL! The pole results only suggest that sales tax evaders are dumber than the average criminal.
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So, that means that the Act allows more criminals to go free? Or else why only large online retailers? If we're going to go the criminal route, then we look at the meaning of
Equal Justice Under Law, i.e.
By the Fourteenth Amendment the powers of the States in dealing with crime within their borders are not limited, but no State can deprive particular persons or classes of persons of equal and impartial justice under the law.
But, "Equal justice under law" is one of America's most widely violated legal principles, especially by lawyers and lawmakers, so that, of course, won't come up unless the constitutionality is argued, which it seems that at least Amazon's policy seems to be make the most of rather than challenge at this point.
But, again, this has nothing to do with law. And has nothing to do with criminal action. It has more to do with trade regulation and 'marketplace fairness'. And though I've said it before, I'll continue to say it every time that old chestnut is repeated, because it's an
important distinction.
If it was being applied fairly and uniformly, then I'd really have no problem with it. If the reasons it was being brought up were because of legal reasons, I'd have no problem with it. But it's being brought up to interfere with the state of interstate commerce. And that's, again, an
important distinction.
And because of that, when Amazon starts offering same day delivery to everyone, which is what they're in the process of doing, so that you can order something online and get it the same day, and don't have to go out other than as an entertainment exercise, and profits continue to drop because they don't want to compete based on customer service rather than legislative fiction, what will be the next step? QQ more?