[PersonalLiberties]

"contentious issue of revenue increases needed to balance the budget."

Here's a novel idea why don't they cut their spending habits?

Tax on tea (Boston tea party ring a bell?) and computer software. Do they already have a sales' tax?

At first I thought this was going to be one of those we don't want you to eat bad food so we are adding a tax to it for your own benefit kind of stories.

[MissTargets]

At first I thought this was going to be one of those we don't want you to eat bad food so we are adding a tax to it for your own benefit kind of stories.

Nope, sorry, it is just like cigarette taxes. They want the revenue for their out of control spending.

Many times it's been stated that sooner or later, they will come after something that you enjoy.

[spunkets]

"Do they already have a sales' tax? "

Yep, ~>8.5%. Their program calls for hiding large tax increases by applying them to business. That way gov bagidiot looks like robin hood when he passes out all the goodies as rewards for voting him in.