Under current law, a state collect sales tax from companies that have a physical presence in the state, which hits brick-and-mortar retailers but not Internet retailers that ship to customers with the state.
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In each of the examples above, we witness the compelling effect of data transformed from an abstract state to a physical representation on a map, instantly bringing it to life.
But Amazon has had some success hiding behind a 1992 Supreme Court decision that prohibits states from taxing retailers without a physical presence in that state.
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Players from Pop Warner on are in a state of denial about their physical condition and long-term health.
Like most online retailers, Amazon has long said it would collect state and local sales taxes only on purchases from residents of states where Amazon has physical retail operations.
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In his dissent, Judge Robert Smith wrote that mere advertising by an out-of-state retailer through in-state media does not constitute a physical presence or sufficient nexus, concluding links from the New York websites to big online retailers are simply that.
The soldierly approach dates from Napoleonic times, when such forces browbeat conquered peasants into accepting the physical and symbolic power of the French state.
Previously, stores were only required to collect sales tax on goods shipped to states where they have a physical presence, however now state governments would obtain the ability to collect an Internet sales tax from businesses headquartered outside of their respective state borders.
Some Web postings indicate it takes as much as 4 hours to charge the new iPad from a 31 percent to a 65 percent state of charge, which may reflect the impact of this fundamental physical limitation on recharge speed, despite how unhappy it makes users.
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