Wisconsin Governor Proposing Tax On Downloads

Christopher Reimer writes "Ars Technica is reporting that the Wisconsin's governor is proposing a tax for downloads. From the article: 'Wisconsin's Democratic governor thinks it's not fair that tangible items get taxed while downloads, like music, ebooks, software, etc., go completely untaxed. So, he proposes to rectify the situation by having Wisconsin's 5% state sales tax apply to Internet downloads.'"

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The "honor system"

[porcupine8]

If you read it, they're not planning on actually enforcing it. It'll be on "the honor system." Maybe because he realized how annoying it would be for them to keep track of not only every site hosted in Wisconsin that's offering downloads, but also checking every single one of those downloads to see where the computer doing the downloading is. Because, of course, they couldn't charge it if you're downloading to a computer out of state.

But, y'know, it probably sounds good to AARP members who can't use a computer - yeah! Tax those no-goodniks using the internet superhighway to do god only knows what! So he'd rather go ahead and push it through and just not enforce it than trash it altogether.

Let's Hear it for DUMB-ASSES!

[Anonymous Coward]

Tax the fuck out of everything, then throw money at stuff so it can fall into the wrong hands. Then claim you're solving the problem.

Tax the Internet. Yeah, that'll work. Let's hear it for liberals.

Yeah! Better to be a repugnican, lie relentlessly to the people, start bogus wars that kills tens of thousands of innocent people and bomb the fuck out of everything in the name of oil, tax the poor out of existence, give more wealth to the rich and squander the future.

By the way, dumb-ass, where do you think the BILLIONS of dollars are coming form to finance this unjust war and enrich the arms manufacturers?- your taxes dumbass.

I can't believe that brainless knuckle dragging morons like you exist. Then again, in breeding seems to be all the rage among your kind.

Re:Let's Hear it for DUMB-ASSES!

[Anonymous Coward]

"Start bogus wars". Oh, you mean the Korean war? Or perhaps the Vietnam war? Wait, what do you mean...every war America participated in in the 20th century -- Gulf War excepted -- was initiated by a liberal. "Lie relentlessly to the people". Of course your left-wing heroes, like Che, Castro, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, etc. never did anything like that. Tax the poor out of existence? How much Federal tax does a poor person pay in America? (Hint: the correct answer is "less than none": the poor are eligible for a "refund" larger than any taxes they might have paid.) Give more wealth to the rich? Where does the wealth come from that's being "given" to the rich? What percentage of taxes are paid by the top 5% of wealth earners? Oh, guess you mean "let the rich keep more of their own money"? Just doesn't sound as good put that way, does it. As far as breeding, I believe that there's a pretty good correlation between lack of money and family size...seems commie welfare programs subsidize the creation of more welfare recipients. So much for the "enlightened liberal" being smarter than everyone else.

Re:Let's Hear it for DUMB-ASSES!

[BigDogCH]

"Did I miss the news report on CNN?"

I guess you did. And you should try reading slashdot so you can see what is happening in the world around you.

Sarcasm aside, the post you are referring to seems to be fully accurate. I am not sure what world you live in.

Re:Democrats vs. Republicans

[Foofoobar]

Integrity and politics? Isn't it illegal to use the two in the same sentence?

They all cheat and lie... only one is hate motivated while the other is not. If I HATE gays, athiests and peace, I vote republican because they will give me the war I want, let me keep my guns and bomb abortion clinics and beat up fags.

What does everyone have against social darwinism?

[crimson30]

Part of being a member of society is giving help to those who need it.

Why is that? Why can't people take care of themselves? Why *must* my hard work go to support others against my will?

Of course, the majority of the population is too self consumed to do it willingly.

People center on greed and selfishness so much, but nobody seems to realize that people work hard for their money, so, of course they want to spend it on themselves. And to make matters worse, you want to give my money to the needy. Well, I live in a ghetto neighborhood chocked full of *needy* folks and you know what? A majority of the needy are shitty people that I don't *want* to help. It enfuriates me to have to support their lazy, consumerist, bullshit ways.

All you liberals out there, listen up. There are a shit ton of people who vote Republican, not because they like GW (I fucking hate that guy), because they are religious right (I'm atheist), or because they like any of the bullshit associated with the Republican party, but because we soooo hate giving money to all the peices of shit out there. We hate giving our money to asshats and screw ups. We hate funding Joe Moron's lifestyle and his family's lifestyle, perpetuating his bullshit ways and dilution of the gene pool. Sound hostile and extreme? You're damn right. I'm sick of these people.

You want to help the needy. Fine. But quit expecting others to go along with your forced redistribution of wealth. I don't work hard and stay out of trouble just so more money ends up in the hands of some meth head down the street.

Re:Great!

[vsprintf]

Lying on your taxes is a time-honored tradition.

But it's only legal for the wealthy. If you make 30,000 a year and pay no taxes, you're guilty of tax evasion. If you make 30,000,000 per year and pay no taxes, then you're a valuable member of society who creates jobs, and you're just saving that money for more jobs by practicing tax avoidance. There's a nuance there that is only appreciated by those in the appropriate stratus of society and Congress Critters.