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As bargain-hunters know, you don’t have to pay sales taxes on Internet purchases unless the vendor has a store, office or distribution center in your state. But due to budget shortfalls, many states say they need the estimated $15 billion that Internet sales taxes would generate. Congress soon will debate a bill allowing at least 22 states to require most online sellers to collect sales taxes. Retailers like the online marketplace eBay disagree with it. Says eBay spokesperson Kim Rubey, “Given the economy right now, we believe it’s not the time to impose a major new tax burden on small businesses that use the Internet for sales.” Should Internet sales be taxed?

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