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Professor Arun Sundararajan discusses the economic implications of the Supreme Court’s recent online sales tax ruling

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Excerpt from Nightly Business Report -- "I think they are going to start seeing it very soon especially if you shop through retailers like Etsy or Wayfair. I think Wayfair is probably one of the biggest losers here. They are a site that advertises themselves as a place where you don't have to pay sales tax. Amazon is probably going to see some impact but they are big enough to be able to absorb any loses that come from their sellers having to charge sales taxes. This certainly shifts the power in the online retail space away from the smaller players and toward the bigger players."

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