Thus it was written in the epistle of Michael Berkowitz,
> It is similar, but that is a use tax that is paid directly by the consumer
> to the state, the bill in the California legislature would have dot com
> company collect the sales tax at time of sale and then forward to the state
> taxing authority.

How can California have any authority over, say, a Michigan company?  How can
what they vote in the CA legislature force Borders.com to start collecting tax
and sending it to them?

Ted
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