sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoGavin Newsom proposes a California digital software taxwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down15
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkGavin Newsom proposes a California digital software taxwww.businessinsider.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square104linkfedilink
minus-squareFlames5123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoSales tax is a regressive tax. Thats my problem with it. It taxes the poor more than the rich.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 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-up2·8 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.