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Bad Idea Jeans On Sale in 15 States
Just as you lick the envelope on that tax filing, Tax Prof Blog brings us the lamentable news that 15 states and the District of Columbia currently impose a tax on digital media downloads such as iTunes music and video.
Furthering that old stereotype that Democratic lawmakers just can't get enough of your hard earned money, a look at the political breakdown of these state legislatures paints a predictably lopsided picture.
Alabama: D
Arizona: R
Colorado: D
Hawaii: D
Idaho: R
Indiana: R
Kentucky: Split
Louisiana: D
Maine: D
New Mexico: D
South Dakota: R
Texas: R
Utah: R
Washington: D
West Virginia: D
Washington, D.C.: D
Handcrafted by Flip on April 15, 2006 |
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Dammit! I bought an album on iTunes last week, and I was really pissed when I saw that I got taxed. When did this change? Could I change my home address in my iTunes use account to a no-tax state to avoid this tax? I want my 60 cents back! Also Flip, I gotta say, that second part of your post is pretty lame. A 6-9-1 split of state legislatures is far from definitive. There are more traditional "red states" on that list than blue states. Where is PA, NY, MA, CA? They're not taxing online purchases. But here in Indiana I'm getting bent over.Posted by: Dickey | Apr 15, 2006 2:11:46 PM
Well, it's not a perfect correlation, but all I said was that it's predictably lopsided. Bear in mind also that the balance of power among state legislatures happens to be split 50/50 (21/21). Think about it this way - 9 of the 21 Democratic state legislatures (43%) have implemented this tax, but only 6 of 21 Republican legislatures (29%) have done likewise. That's a much higher propensity at least.Posted by: Flip | Apr 15, 2006 4:24:38 PM
I'm shocked this hasn't happened yet in the People's Republic of Maryland. Lucky for us they can't do it now until at least January of next year since our General Assembly is Sine Die.Posted by: Michael Swartz | Apr 16, 2006 9:52:56 PM
