Care to comment on why this was down-voted? Did I misunderstand Daniel's question or not appropriately address it? I would assume that some have taken this as

Care to comment on why this was down-voted? Did I misunderstand Daniel's question or not appropriately address it? I would assume that some have taken this as advocating on behalf of states that impose sales tax on companies due to the residency of their affiliates. I carefully worded my comment so that this was not the case. On the other hand, if you feel I'm wrong about the position that these states have taken, please correct me... UPDATED: My position on tax policy is not germane to Daniel's question and based on the rest of this post, would just be redundant to include. When a thread strongly reflects one side of an issue, it's much less dull to try and articulate the counter-point of view... wish more people would try this.