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by JoshTriplett 3614 days ago
> Amazon being able to escape sales tax early was bad.

They didn't "escape" it; states attempted to charge it for inter-state transactions, which they can't legally do in the absence of federal law allowing that. Amazon only became obligated to pay it when they started conducting intra-state commerce, which states are allowed to regulate and tax.