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The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/internet-sales-tax-fairness-state/
Last update: April 25, 2013 Amazon currently collects sales tax in nine states, which contain more than one-third of the U.S. population. These states are shown in dark blue and dark green. In the dark green states, Amazon has a physical presence, such as a warehouse, and thereby has sufficient “nexus” for the state to… Continue reading
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Stacy Mitchell
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May 9, 2012
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/lightly-regulated-states-friendly-small-businesses/
A new ranking of states based on “small business friendliness” gives low scores to those with more stringent environmental, labor, health & safety, and other regulations. The trouble with this analysis, however, is that many of the supposedly “unfriendly” states are actually home to much larger numbers of small businesses than the “friendly” states. Continue reading
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Oct 31, 2007
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/retail-maps-graphs/
The first two maps show the density of Walmart stores by state. The third shows abandoned Walmart stores. Continue reading
