That's a good way to lose citizen support at election time. But if Kovarik is worried about her chain retailers and the sales taxes they provide, she also is one of the lone voices in the wilderness alerting us to the impact online retailing is having on communities. Besides municipal revenue, online retailers don't support youth sports, community service organizations or area schools when they come a calling for funding help. Brick-and-mortar sites do so either through sales taxes or property taxes or outright donations and grants. They also provide local jobs. Their employees volunteer

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