When you go shopping Target or a local merchant -- Evie Lou in Tremont, say, or Salty not Sweet in Ohio City -- you've got to dig deep for sales taxes. You're supposed to do that when you buy on-line, too, but many Internet-based retailers leave that up to the buyer. And sometimes buyers, uh ... forget. That may change soon. A new federal law allows states to compel online retailers to collect and pay sales taxes. Should Ohio?
Guests:
Tom Cochran, CEO, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Phil Bond, executive director, We R Here
Brad Root, president, Root Candles
Gordon M. Gough, executive vice president, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Curtis Dubay, senior policy analyst, The Heritage Foundation