| It's just insane. The one sector of the retail channel that's really cranking is online. And given the many (not the occasional bad experience, the many...) that I have in shopping at brick and mortar retail, I feel little to no sense of obligation to shop locally. Either they don't have it or the service is terrible. It seems like some government entities argue that w/o the competition of online business these brick and mortars would be thriving. In what other realm is 'less' competition a good thing? And I don't buy for a second that it's not a level playing field. I currently live in Oregon (came from California will be moving back there again relatively soon...) where there is no sales tax and retailers still generally don't have a clue on how to manage their inventory and deliver a good customer experience. So sales tax will do nothing to resolve the issue as it relates to local retailers. The bottom line is that good retailers that manage their inventory and provide a great experience will thrive regardless. The bad ones won't survive either way. And for those that are always saying they will gladly pay more taxes, I say got for it. Send your money to the government - literally nothing is stopping you. Cut and check and send to the state - they can accept those checks. |