Tell Congress to protect our small retailers

In 2011 the state sold out our small businesses and permitted Amazon not to collect sales tax from in-state purchases in exchange for the company building a distribution facility in Lexington County.  This allowed Amazon to continue to have an unfair competitive advantage over our small retailers.  That sales tax exemption runs out in 2016.  …

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New Jersey shows how to deal with Amazon

One of the big fights in the state legislature last year was over Amazon’s offer to build a distribution center in Lexington County (investing $90 million) and hiring 1249 employees.  In exchange the state would not require Amazon to collect sales tax on any purchases from South Carolina customers for five years.  The South Carolina …

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