The Internet isn't tax-free - Los Angeles Times

What if California had $1 billion sitting around, unused, that it could put to work closing its budget gap, keeping schools open and preserving human services?

It does. The state loses more than $1 billion each year in uncollected sales taxes because most of the people who owe them have no idea they're being tax deadbeats. Most would pay up if the companies they buy from would simply calculate the tax, add it to the bill, collect it and remit it to the state. That's the way most purchases here work. Buy a La-Z-Boy recliner or an Ed Hardy hoodie at the store, and the retailer adds sales tax...