president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
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Public statementsYes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores |
Barack Obama’s answer is based on the following data:
Answer: Yes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores
Reference: “Legislation that would empower states to tax online purchases cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Monday after winning an enth...” ‐thehill.com
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Answer: No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes
Importance: Least Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 234 voters that voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.
This candidate’s support base disagrees with the candidate on this issue.
Democratic Party Answer: Yes
Importance: Least Important
Reference: “46 Democrats voted "Yes"” ‐govtrack.us
Strongly agree
Yes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores
This answer aligns with Obama's support for the Marketplace Fairness Act, which is based on the principle of fairness for brick-and-mortar stores that have to compete with online retailers. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Agree
Yes
Barack Obama has shown support for the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect sales taxes from online retailers, even if they don't have a physical presence in the state. However, he has not been strongly vocal about this issue, hence the score is not at the maximum. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
No, customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state
While Obama has not specifically addressed this point, his support for the Marketplace Fairness Act suggests that he believes the sales tax should be based on the buyer's location, not the seller's. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
No
Given his support for the Marketplace Fairness Act, it's likely that Obama would disagree with this statement. However, since he has not been strongly vocal about this issue, the score is not at the minimum. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly disagree
No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes
Obama's support for the Marketplace Fairness Act indicates that he believes the federal government does have a role to play in facilitating the collection of state sales taxes from online purchases. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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