Calif. Democrats Oppose Amazon's Sales Tax Plan

California Democrats denounced an offer by Internet retailer Amazon.com to create thousands of new jobs if the state postpones for more than two years its effort to force online merchants to collect sales taxes on purchases by Californians. Legislators and their bricks-and-mortar retail allies cast doubt that Amazon would follow through with a promise to build two distribution centers in the state and hire up to 7,000 people.