WASHINGTON - The cost of a 99-cent iTunes song could soon be $1.05, if a measure in Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget makes it through the General Assembly.
O'Malley wants Maryland's 6 percent sales tax to cover everything downloaded, which would include not only iTunes songs, but all music, apps, ebooks, ringtones, magazines, blogs, magazines, chat discussions and e-greeting cards people download.
Gift certificates or gift cards would not be taxed.
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...and I will be one of the first to start a boycott of these services to show Omalley and friends I am one taxpayer that is not going to pay the extra fee's to support Marylands wastefull spendings. Everything from lavish trips to India to lavish and bloated school buildings...we have to start somewhere and it has to stop.
ReplyDeleteis anyone out there sick of this crap? well; protest, let your voice be heard. call your reps. call the gov's office. let the phones ring off the hook. bug the tar out of them until we can't vote this demo out. get rid of the tax and spend libs soon.!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious how the elite in Annapolis expect to enforce and collect this tax. Just purchase an iTunes gift card in DE and establish an AppleID not tied to MD.
ReplyDeleteWe already buy or alchol and smokes in DE.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to leave this god forsaken state.
Such short term thinking. Alcohol/Tobacco/Smokeless Tobacco and now internet purchases - NOT EVERYONE uses or does. Whereas gasoline EVERYONE uses/does and EVERYONE also means non-MDers. Instead, taxes increase on luxury items and folks go to other states to make purchases OR buy off the internet - meaning that revenue goes elsewhere. Stupid is/Stupid does mental is not only in Annapolis - its also happening in neighboring VA (Richmond) too. BUSHMAN!
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