Small retailers who sold through Amazon are facing a tax time bomb

"As unfair as it may have been for out-of-state retailers to avoid the sales tax burden"

This article blames the retailers, but they are just going to be a pass through. The consumer will be paying more.

Taxes imply I'm getting services from the government. If I'm a retailer with a warehouse in Ohio, what service is the government of California paying for? This sounds like a money grab to me.

It also requires small retailers to know the tax code of any state that requires this, which is ridiculous.