by Jane Richey | Apr 23, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Legislation that would empower states to tax online purchases cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Monday after winning an enthusiastic endorsement from President Obama. Senators advanced the bill in 74-20 procedural vote on Monday evening, just one vote short of the...
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Under current law, retailers are required to collect sales taxes only in states where they have a physical presence. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is pushing for a vote on a new Internet sales tax that would hit all online businesses—no matter where...
by Jane Richey | Aug 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Randall Tabor, who owns two Quiznos sandwich restaurants in Virginia Beach, Va., once aspired to triple the number of outlets he owns. But after the federal health-care overhaul passed in 2010, Mr. Tabor says, he shelved those plans. The law requires that employers...