well its not like Netflix will be paying the tax, like all other taxes it is passed onto the consumer. Now as long as its explicit on the bill that the tax is because you live in Chicago I am just fine with it. why? because the people who live in Chicago need to vote better.
Honestly I am surprised it took this long for services delivered by out of state companies to get taxed after the fiasco with taxing purchases from Amazon and the like. The same train of thought applies, its "unfair" to local companies who cannot compete with the pricing models internet companies have. While to me there is a lot of bunk in that statement it does quite well in selling the taxes and fees.
Anytime money exchanges hands there are government agencies who can charge a fee, tax, or whatnot. What the majority fail to understand is the sheer amount of taxes they pay, both direct and embedded. Each tax carries a cost outside of its direct application in the form of the overhead at the sellers place and the taxing authority.
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well its not like Netflix will be paying the tax, like all other taxes it is passed onto the consumer. Now as long as its explicit on the bill that the tax is because you live in Chicago I am just fine with it. why? because the people who live in Chicago need to vote better.
Honestly I am surprised it took this long for services delivered by out of state companies to get taxed after the fiasco with taxing purchases from Amazon and the like. The same train of thought applies, its "unfair" to local companies who cannot compete with the pricing models internet companies have. While to me there is a lot of bunk in that statement it does quite well in selling the taxes and fees.
Anytime money exchanges hands there are government agencies who can charge a fee, tax, or whatnot. What the majority fail to understand is the sheer amount of taxes they pay, both direct and embedded. Each tax carries a cost outside of its direct application in the form of the overhead at the sellers place and the taxing authority.