California Considering More Internet Taxes

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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Tax Silicon Valley

[Hythlodaeus]

I welcome anything that could move hi-tech jobs OUT of Silicon Valley. There's a whole country out there, most of it with much lower costs of living (and fewer organic tofu-eaters.) Support the California Internet tax!