The South Carolina Alliance for Main Street Fairness today responded to a last-minute hearing scheduled by the full Senate Finance Committee on Amazon\u2019s special deal, which exempts them from collecting the sales tax.\u00a0By bypassing subcommittee hearings, senators have cut off a public debate and prohibited South Carolina businesses owners who would be negatively impacted by this special deal from testifying publicly.<\/p>\n
\u201cLawmakers attempting to ram through legislation for Amazon without a public debate sends a message that rewarding an out-of-state company with a special deal is more important than the thousands of other South Carolina employers who play by the rules and are just asking for a level playing field. By bypassing subcommittee hearings, senators are cutting off those who would be most affected by Amazon\u2019s special deal: existing South Carolina employers,\u201d said Brian Flynn, spokesperson for the South Carolina Alliance for Main Street Fairness. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt certainly appears the Senate Finance Committee is not interested in seeing or hearing from employers who could lose their livelihoods if the state makes a special deal for one company. Passing a special deal that gives an out-of-state company a special advantage over existing South Carolina businesses would be bad enough, but ramming it through and silencing the very businesses owners who would be affected is an insult to every job provider throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
BACKGROUND: The South Carolina Alliance for Main Street Fairness today responded to a last-minute hearing scheduled by the full Senate Finance Committee on Amazon\u2019s special deal, which exempts them from collecting the sales tax.\u00a0By bypassing subcommittee hearings, senators have cut off … Continue reading
\n\u201cA proposal to give online retail giant Amazon.com a break from collecting South Carolina sales taxes has been put on a fast track for debate.\u00a0 The full Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to debate the measure Tuesday and bypass subcommittee hearings that would let the public tell senators what they think about the measure.\u201d (\u201cSC Senate Panel To Take Up Amazon Sales Tax Break<\/a>,\u201d The Associated Press, 4\/19\/11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"