Interesting story, disappointingly unreflective and myopic discussion here. Buying a computer from Amazon is only cheaper because of US law unfairly privilegin

Interesting story, disappointingly unreflective and myopic discussion here. Buying a computer from Amazon is only cheaper because of US law unfairly privileging internet retailers over bricks-and-mortar. The sales tax pays for things in your community. You know, the physical location where you eat and sleep? Why exactly should someone well-off enough to afford a brand-new $2,000 MacBook Pro be able to escape paying sales tax just because they bought it on the internet (and they even have the money to afford an existing computer and internet connection in the first place), but the food that a struggling single parent working near minimum wage needs to survive should be subject to sales tax? Further, the Apple Store isn't just a retail outlet, it's also a service center. Do you think everyone who got robbed was buying a brand-new one? Maybe they were picking up their repair.