Why does maureen riehl state that internet retailers

Economics [Student Name] [Teacher Name] [Date] Unit 6 Portfolio (lesson 8) Government and the Economy Remember!  Fill in your Name, Teacher Name, and Date above.  Save this file to your computer Directions: Use your Connexus Unit 6 lessons 1-7 and your textbook to help answer the following questions in the space provided. Part 1: Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition: Chapter 14, “Taxes and Government Spending” 1. When and why was the first U.S. income tax introduced? Type your answer here 2. What was the main drawback of a national sales tax? Type your answer here 3. Do you agree with Benton McMillin of Tennessee that an income tax is a way to give something back to the free institutions that have enabled people to accumulate wealth? Why? Type your answer here Part 2: Complete questions 1–4 of Internet Taxation assessment on pp. 412-413 in Economics: Principles in Action. 1. Why does Maureen Riehl state that Internet retailers have an “unfair price advantage” when they don’t collect sales tax from out-of-state customers? Type your answer here 2. Why does Grover Norquist disagree with Riehl’s statement? Type your answer here 3. Agree or disagree: Taxing the Internet would discourage new technology investment and employment growth. Type your answer here 4. Why do you think the value of computer hardware purchased online was so much greater than the value of books or clothing purchased online? Type your answer here Part 3: Complete the Chapter 14 Economic Detective activity. Investigation 1 1. How will this situation affect the tax situation of Centerville? Type your answer here Economics 2. What effects is the situation likely to have on the operating budget of Centerville? Type your answer here Investigation 2 1. What are some options the town council might explore for increasing revenue? Type your answer here 2. Which options mighty they reject for fear of driving more people out of town or forcing more businesses to close? Type your answer here Investigation 3 1. (a) If revenue is already a problem, how can the town spend money to buy a warehouse? (b) How would the proposed indoor mall help attract small businesses? Type your answer here 2. How would new businesses help Centerville’s revenue problem? Type your answer here 3. What are some tax incentives the mayor and town council could use to attract new businesses to Centerville? Type your answer here Part 4: Complete the summary questions: 1. What are some of the challenges the federal and state governments face in trying to implement a fair tax system? Give at least three concrete facts to support your answer. Type your answer here 2. Which of the tax structures do you think is most fair? Why?