The tax is not paid by amazon it's paid by the people who purchase goods from Amazon. The people who purchase goods from Amazon have been exploiting the fact th

The tax is not paid by amazon it's paid by the people who purchase goods from Amazon. The people who purchase goods from Amazon have been exploiting the fact that it's unprofitable for the state to enforce the law on them. The sales tax law has been very clear that people who buy goods out of state must pay CA sales tax on them. Amazon's position is that they do not wish to burden their business with collecting state sales tax on behalf of their customers. It's obvious interference with interstate commerce on part of the California gov't which is why the state has resorted to tenuous links to in state commerce such as having an affiliate in state. The blogger should be more upset with her fellow Californians who use Amazon to skirt CA tax law. CA changed the laws because it's much more profitable to enforce against Amazon than thousands of tax evading citizens. If the blogger wants to use Amazon all they need to do is incorporate in a state with tax laws that are conducive to Amazon's affiliate program. An S-corp or LLC should be fairly revenue neutral for them.