Sales tax is one of the most regressive forms of tax, disproportionately affecting lower income consumers. Should Amazon "lose the battle" then the money comes out of our pockets, not theirs. If the states want to increase their tax revenues, they have a simple mechanism to do it: raise tax rates, then deal with the political consequences. They have chosen to avoid this and look for ways to "hide" the tax increase.
As for the Fed "get-out-of-taxes" card, it has already been played by the Supreme Court. The states may whine and try to circumvent the decision, but they run a real risk of being overruled once again in court. You paint the picture of an inevitable loss by Amazon and interstate retailers that has little basis in fact.
If the states want an interstate tax system, they have to go to the US Congress to get it, plain and simple. And given the conditions on Capitol Hill, they already know that is not going to get them what they want.
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