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driven · Mar 10, 2005, 03:12 PM

http://news.com.com/iPod+tax+planned...?tag=nefd.lede

Apparently government officials can't resist the taxation of anything if it allows them to increase their budget revenues ...

historylme · Mar 10, 2005, 03:23 PM

Amazzzzing

I'm so not moving to these states.

driven · Mar 10, 2005, 03:33 PM

At the rate it's going you'll have to move to some small island in the middle of the ocean.

.... which small islands have DSL or Cable modems????? (Just so I can start planning)

historylme · Mar 10, 2005, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by driven:
At the rate it's going you'll have to move to some small island in the middle of the ocean.

.... which small islands have DSL or Cable modems????? (Just so I can start planning)

Brien · Mar 10, 2005, 03:57 PM

Originally posted by driven:
At the rate it's going you'll have to move to some small island in the middle of the ocean.

.... which small islands have DSL or Cable modems????? (Just so I can start planning)

Erm, Bermuda??? As for the 'iPod Tax': A**holes. Thank god I live in California.

jfinete · Mar 10, 2005, 06:17 PM

California and many other states already collect sales tax on out of state purchases.

driven · Mar 10, 2005, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by jfinete:
California and many other states already collect sales tax on out of state purchases.

But the article specifically stated that California does not collect tax on electronic music purchases over the Internet.

alphasubzero949 · Mar 10, 2005, 06:24 PM

Ridiculous.

dampeoples · Mar 10, 2005, 06:34 PM

The can get greedy, then we can all go back to exclusively stealing music

spatterson · Mar 11, 2005, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by dampeoples:
The can get greedy, then we can all go back to exclusively stealing music

Amen

mitchell_pgh · Mar 11, 2005, 07:09 PM

Tax the legal downloaders, let the illegal downloaders run free...

King Bob On The Cob · Mar 12, 2005, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by driven:
At the rate it's going you'll have to move to some small island in the middle of the ocean.

.... which small islands have DSL or Cable modems????? (Just so I can start planning)

http://www.sealandgov.com/

driven · Mar 12, 2005, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
http://www.sealandgov.com/

I was hoping for something just a wee bit larger.

(And maybe something with sand & trees ....)

sugar_coated · Mar 12, 2005, 02:56 PM

Music is virtual commodity and it can be taxed if one wants to do just that.

d0ubled0wn · Mar 12, 2005, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by driven:
At the rate it's going you'll have to move to some small island in the middle of the ocean.

.... which small islands have DSL or Cable modems????? (Just so I can start planning)

Guam is nice... http://www.guam.net/

I used to live there when I was a little one. Just watch out for the sea snakes and you'll be alright.

Eriamjh · Mar 12, 2005, 08:37 PM

I thought Apple charged tax on each sale, but that the price was adjusted so that the total was always $.99.

I guess not.