CommanderFrank
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A non-binding symbolic vote in the US Senate to support a national Internet sales tax has passed by a margin of 75 to 24 votes. If the actual bill, known as the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, passes as indicated by the recent vote, it could place an undue burden on Internet small business owners, not to mention the customers.
Although the large majority of the Senate voted in favor of the proposal, the opposition is still very vocal. The National Taxpayers Union has created a petition and urges the public to make their voices heard by sending it to their local Senators. The union says the Marketplace Fairness Act is "just a way to unleash state tax collectors on the internet," adding that "doing so will hit small businesses with major compliance headaches, overturn constitutional protections against harsh tax administration, and undermine state tax competition."