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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Senators Debate Internet Sales Tax Bill: April 25, 2013
Senators Debate Internet Sales Tax Bill: April 25, 2013
Every year, an increasing number of Americans choose to conduct at least a portion of their shopping online, which has given rise to Internet giants like http://Amazon.com. These online retailers benefit from not being required to collect sales tax, in most cases, from customers who purchase in a state other than the one the retailer is physically located in. Opponents of such a set-up argue that not only do mom-and-pop retailers suffer from loss of business, but also that states lose a significant amount of tax revenue. Some states have attempted to pass laws to require Internet retailers to collect taxes, but in 2013, a large push came ...
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