New Hampshire, here I come.

Steve Syre and the Globe say "The days of the sales tax are numbered".

But the sales tax hurts the POOR and the MIDDLE CLASS.

Aren't Democrats like Elizabeth Warren claiming to be helping the Poor and Middle Class by ONLY taxing the Rich?

A sales tax disproportionately hurts the poor and the midddle class.

Liberals just lie and lie and LIE. 

Hasn't paid to bet against Jeff Bezos in nearly 20 years.

I dunno.  Putting aside the question of a sales tax, I hope building distribution centers everywhere doesn't drive up Amazon's costs so much their prices go up. 

I don't need same day or even next day delivery on all that many online-ordered items.  In fact, I can't recall the last time I selected one of the pricey, fast-delivery options.

Your article, Mr. Syre, is based upon a misdirection - tax dodge.  Online businesses, including mail order companies, are merely playing by the rules, the current tax laws as written.  You have a problem with the law, work to change the law; and recall the difference between tax evasion (which your's and others' use of the term "tax dodge" in this ongoing debate imply) and tax avoidance.  One is a violation of the law, the other is just good financial management and perfectly legal.  The morality of taking advantage of such laws is irrelevant to the discussion.

I shop online because it is convenient. I will continue to shop online even if I have to pay a sales tax. The Governor wants the sales tax because the State will have more income.  He uses the brick and mortor stores as an excuse. 

A bit of holiday irony -- Steve could have gone to the brick and mortar building on Morrissey Blvd, but chose instead to mail it in with a lazy article on online retailers.  The way to level the playing field is not to tax more, but to lower or eliminate the regressive sales tax that sends millions to New Hampshire every day.  Taxing Amazon will simply mean longer lines on 93North.  How about going back to five percent for starters?  If Amazon is really on their game, as we know they are, they should move the robotics firm --like Fidelity-- over the border as well.

Yes, Steve. As the previous blogger stated, how about "Leveling the Playing Field" by just ELIMINATING the MA sales tax? Perhaps Mr. Syre doesn't really want the MA economy to improve like HN's after all.

Has anybody else gotten tired of people with money whining about not having more money? I know I am.

so Amazon buys a company for almost 800 Million seriously enriching hundreds of people, then they hire hundreds in higher paying tech jobs and Deval pays them back by leveraging this against them? Backwards thinking Governor, Amazon is doing what you and this current executive branch cannot do well (create jobs) and you are using that against business?

The headline says that "All sides have reasons to back Amazon deal on Massachusetts sales tax". All sides, that is, except the poor taxpayer who will have to pony up those new hundreds of millions of dollars.

Being Equidistant from a MA Walmart and a NH one, which state do I want to reward for not blowing my money on unsafe drivers who are hired to improve high safety? At the rate these scandals are uncovered, half of Massachusetts state employees could be let go, with a vast improvement in state operations, and a 50% cut in costs. Or I could keep feeding the machine, by shopping MA, paying internet taxes, and dealing with the results of employing thousands of  those non-essentials who can stay home when there is 4 inches of snow, and degrade operations when they do show up. 

IF YOU DOUBT THAT THE STATE WOULD SPEND THE SALES TAX MONEY WISELY, GO AMAZON !

I was charged a Mass sales tax on Amazon today for ordering books.  The tax has finally arrived.  I hope the money goes toward infrastructure improvements or maintaining commuter rail.  This will also benefit our local retailers competing with Amazon and help our citizens who are employed here by providing them job security.  As for everyone else, grow up and stop whining!

Perhaps if the state was better at managment and more efficient at it (like NH is) -- in other words, if they really "cared" -- then the poor management of the Big Dig resulting in hugely increased maintenance costs, the drug testing scandal resulting from nonexistant supervision and the special courts and lawyers needed to fix the resulting mess, the parole department's lack of effectiveness, and the vast number of hacks in jobs for which they are unqualified would not have increased the amount of tax revenue "needed".