California Considering More Internet Taxes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday February 8, 2003 @11:46AM from the got-to-pay-off-the-thieving-energy-companies dept.

dcg writes "San Francisco Chronicle is reporting on how web taxes could help the states, especially California, with its budget woes. One particularly disconcerting comment is from California's Controller Steve Westly. 'In addition to sales taxes, Westly said he is considering a tax on Internet access like those that appear on telephone bills. He also is looking at a tax on software downloads.' Would this affect only purchased software, or could sourceforge.net become a source of revenue for the state..."

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Re:Looking the wrong direction by zulux · 2003-02-08 13:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

So I have a new idea- we get all the parents of the children you're referring to, and your good self, and put them in this large room. We tell the parents what you suggested regarding their children.

Woah! Are you clever! Turn the tables around! Wow! I bow down to your superior intelect.

Or somthing.

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Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.