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"New York\u2019s gubernatorial debacles have left a bad taste in many state residents\u2019 mouths. (No pun intended.) Spitzer\u2019s dirty dealings outside Albany won\u2019t be off the minds of the citizenry for a good while longer. Resentment lingers. Well, it seems that the state is going to add some fuel to the fire.\nBefore leaving office with his tail between his legs, Senor Spitz worked on a proposition for taxing sales of online retailers, whether they be located in the state of New York or not, according to segment of a story by The New York Times. The bill, which would require companies like Amazon to charge customers for purchases made through their websites, was okayed by the Empire State legislature this week, which the new governor, David Paterson, is expected to sign into law.\nI must say, as a resident of New Jersey with a prospective eye on a new home north of the border, this comes as unwelcome news. Not that taxes shouldn\u2019t be levied at shops selling items online. Some should. The ones with brick-and-mortar storefronts. But last I checked, \"Amazon Walk-In\" doesn\u2019t exist. Hence the long-standing exception for its business. Sure, the party will eventually end for Amazon. These loopholes are always closed for the growth of government budgets. But it\u2019s just another notch in the ol\u2019 tax belt that is likely to make most buyers cringe - and maybe even think twice about keeping their fingers near that 1-Click trigger."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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