sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGavin Newsom proposes a California digital software taxwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down16
arrow-up1202arrow-down1external-linkGavin Newsom proposes a California digital software taxwww.businessinsider.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square108linkfedilink
minus-squareFlames5123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoSales tax is a regressive tax. Thats my problem with it. It taxes the poor more than the rich.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 hours agoRegressive or not, it should be consistently applied. The Internet got these weird exemptions back in the 90s to encourage development of tech companies. Tech companies don’t need sweetheart deals anymore.
minus-squareFlames5123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoI didn’t even know CA had an exemption. Both states I’ve lived in always have the tax applied on software sales online.
Sales tax is a regressive tax. Thats my problem with it. It taxes the poor more than the rich.
Regressive or not, it should be consistently applied. The Internet got these weird exemptions back in the 90s to encourage development of tech companies. Tech companies don’t need sweetheart deals anymore.
I didn’t even know CA had an exemption. Both states I’ve lived in always have the tax applied on software sales online.