Mississippi

I am so confused on how I feel about this.

I am guilty in actions, if not in law. I buy most of my durable goods on Amazon. Tax is part of the total cost. When I am faced with the choice of buying the product I want at an 8% or more cheaper price because of out of state supplier, I choose the cheaper option.

Sales tax is a tax that affects poor people more than rich. It is the same for both, and poor people are less able to afford it. When the rich do not pay their share of tax, how can the poor feel they should not strive to cheat where they can?

As far as the zapper registers, it seems to me there would be the ability to find and punish this. But again, people will cheat where and how they can. Perhaps if all were subject to the same taxation laws and the government used tax revenue to benefit the people it would be easier to feel a community responsibility to not cheat on taxes. Perhaps not. I do not know. I know when the rich pay less tax than their employees and the government uses taxes for war or 24 million dollar refrigerators or private jet travel for corrupt officials, I do not feel guilty avoiding sales tax on Amazon.