Jessica Melugin, fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, recently penned an opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman explaining why the Marketplace Fairness Act would be bad for Texas and Texas-based businesses.

“Texas is one of the nation’s best states for doing business”, said Melugin. “Lone Star lawmakers deserve credit for the pro-growth environment they’ve helped foster. But a bill now before the U.S. House of Representatives threatens this happy progress.” Melugin went on to explain that the Internet sales tax bill ,or the so called Marketplace Fairness Act, would leave Texas businesses vulnerable to out of state taxation, which is essentially taxation without representation. In addition, she went on to explain that the bill essentially empowers state governments to reach across borders and tax businesses located in other states.

eBay Inc. opposes the Senate passed Marketplace Fairness Act and does not believe that small tech-enabled businesses should be burdened by a new and complicated tax regime. For more information on eBay Inc.’s position on the Marketplace Fairness Act, please visit our issues page. Read Melugin’s opinion piece in the Austin American-Statesman.