[a fool in paradise]

An army of union-backed protesters is expected to converge on the state Capitol today to push for the Quinn income-tax increase.

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[Red Badger]

I’ve got an idea!

LET’S TAX POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS!.................

[justiceseeker93]

This is the sick Dummycrat economic mind at work, aiming to tax the heck out of anything and everything they possibly can, without giving a thought about adverse economic consequences.

[Gay State Conservative]

Thank goodness for New Hampshire.All my big ticket purchases are made there.Massachusetts recently increased its sales tax by about 25% but NH's sales tax is 0%.

And *no*...I don't report purchases made out of state as required on the Massachusetts Income Tax return.That would be stupid! ;-)

[KevinB]

Sure, go ahead and make piracy even more attractive. Idiots!

[oh8eleven]

Let me tell you how it will be;
There's one for you, nineteen for me.
'Cause I'm the taxman,
Yeah, I'm the taxman.

(if you drive a car, car;) - I'll tax the street;
(if you try to sit, sit;) - I'll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold, cold;) - I'll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk, walk;) - I'll tax your feet.

[RobRoy]

So far, no tax on limewire.

[RobRoy]

>>A leading technology trade group also sounded off against the download tax, saying it would fuel music and video piracy and drive tech companies out of the state. <<

HAHAHA! like I said in an earlier post, there is no tax with Limewire.

Y’know, this whole thing is reminding me of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Technology that allowed people to get information not filtered by the state was their ultimate demise. In the US, technology eliminates the state’s ability to effectively tax on much of the transfer of “virtual” goods.

[UB355]

I am a lite iTunes user. Wisconsin started this non sense a few months ago so I make other arrangements for my music

[SunkenCiv]

Even a trip to iTunes for a new song or movie might soon be within the grasp of Illinois' tax collectors.