Congressional Republicans are in a strange place at the moment. Democrats wrongly criticize the landmark “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” as a giveaway to corporate giants that largely ignores average Americans. Yet, rather than defending the pro-growth momentum carried forward by tax reform, some Republicans are promoting an Internet sales tax that plays right into this false Democratic narrative.

An Internet sales tax would benefit corporate giants like Amazon and Walmart, while effectively raising taxes on shoppers who frequent small businesses online.