{"id":4012,"date":"2014-12-08T11:18:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T15:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2014-12-08T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T15:18:16","slug":"action-needed-on-marketplace-fairness-push-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/12\/08\/action-needed-on-marketplace-fairness-push-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Needed on Marketplace fairness Push in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

With time winding down in the Congressional session, now is the time to push for action on marketplace fairness. This issue has legs and we’re hoping to get it over the finish line in the final days. Marketplace fairness would close the online sales tax loophole and level the playing field for our local brick and mortar retailers. It would also mean an additional $23 billion nationally to invest in our communities – in infrastructure, police and fire, and more. The holiday season has been highlighting the issue as online shoppers spent more this year on “Black Friday,” the traditional start to holiday shopping, than ever before. However, most shoppers will not pay the sales tax owed on those purchases because of the loophole exempting online sellers from collecting sales tax.<\/p>\n

Please contact your member of Congress\u00a0and tell them to support Marketplace Fairness (this phrase is enough as the actual bill numbers have changed and the\u00a0language\u00a0could be substituted in a different bill). To contact your member of Congress click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For resources on talking points, and letters to the editor, visit the National League of Cities resource page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summer Minnick is the Director of Policy Initiatives and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at 517-908-0301 or sminnick@mml.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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