Centauri's Thoughts

This just boils my blood!

NY governor proposes Internet tax on downloads

New York 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.
"It is a general proposal, not focused on the content, so it would apply to any download, regardless of the content," said Errol Cockfield.
The governor has floated the idea as a way of closing the state's 15 billion dollar budget deficit, but critics say the proposal would likely apply to the hugely lucrative Internet pornography industry and could even drive business away from the state.

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When i first read about 50 De-Stimulating Facts, all I could say was OMG.

PLEASE read the whole thing. I hope the Senate nixes a huge chunk of this.

This totally does and end-run around the normal political process designed to STOP this sort of thing!