More taxation - Internet tax on downloads & sales

by car1edb | February 18, 2009 at 12:16 am

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Governor David Paterson's next "Tax Target" could be Internet Porn. Yes, the Governor's "Obesity Tax" on sugary beverages drew a host of opponents. So to did his "iPod Tax" on downloadable music. Now I'm wondering if there will be a new set of outspoken critics who will rise up to protest a pornography tax?

Sean Carroll

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Enforcing existing sales taxes on Internet purchases could add $2 billion a year to the state's recession-battered coffers. Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, and Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee are proposing legislation that would put Florida in league with 22 states trying to enforce sales tax on Amazon and other large "remote" retailers using the Internet and mail-order.

news-press.com

More junky tax thoughts - New York's governor is proposing a 4% tax on Internet downloads, a charge that would include music, software, books videos etc.

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Governor David Paterson has proposed a tax on Internet downloads, a spokesman said Monday, in a move that has raised eyebrows because it could apply to everything from software to pornography. The four percent tax would apply to downloads of music, software, books, videos and other Internet content, a spokesman for Paterson said.

AFP

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