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Forums - Politics Discussion - As of July 1, 2015, citizens of Chicago who enjoy their Netflix, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Prime, Xbox Live, and/or PlayStation Network subscriptions are now subject to the city’s 9 percent “tax

TheSting on 25 July 2015
Augen said:
sethnintendo said:


Yea, but we already pay tax through our internet service providers.  I don't believe a streaming or gaming service should be taxed.  I suppose they want to make up with loss tax from movie theaters in the upcoming years.  I already avoiding going to movies due to the high price and the recent attacks might start detering other people.

Difference of opinion. We need to make cuts or add taxes, something has to give.

 

I started going less because ticket prices became insane. Now wait for $5 Wednesday or $2 second run cinema. $12 is simply absurd to watch a film.


& don't try to eat. Amusement Parks do that bullshit too. I remember walking around Six Flags and it was hot as hell and their water fountains were hot as fuck as well. Bet it's never cold just to push their cold beverages which are like $3.75 for a 20oz. Ridiculous. Mini rant off topic but it was on my mind lol



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Buckwheat on 25 July 2015

The amusement tax is a joke! I had to pay it when I was a Cubs season ticket holder. Illinois is in such a mess, and raising taxes is trying to take the easy way out.



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DivinePaladin on 25 July 2015

We're gonna complain about this? Really? We Americans pay so little in taxes as it is relative to the world. This is the result when citizens ask to have things fixed; you don't have a plumber come over and fix your sink and then tell him to get out.

The real lroblem here is that it's Chicago, so that money is going to be handled very poorly.



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Buckwheat on 25 July 2015
DivinePaladin said:
We're gonna complain about this? Really? We Americans pay so little in taxes as it is relative to the world. This is the result when citizens ask to have things fixed; you don't have a plumber come over and fix your sink and then tell him to get out.

The real lroblem here is that it's Chicago, so that money is going to be handled very poorly.

I don't have a problem with paying taxes.  I live in Indiana, and I feel like they use the money better than Illinois.  Restructuring is sometimes a better alternative than coming up with new ways to tax citizens.



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Ganoncrotch on 25 July 2015
TheSting said:
Augen said:

Difference of opinion. We need to make cuts or add taxes, something has to give.

 

I started going less because ticket prices became insane. Now wait for $5 Wednesday or $2 second run cinema. $12 is simply absurd to watch a film.


& don't try to eat. Amusement Parks do that bullshit too. I remember walking around Six Flags and it was hot as hell and their water fountains were hot as fuck as well. Bet it's never cold just to push their cold beverages which are like $3.75 for a 20oz. Ridiculous. Mini rant off topic but it was on my mind lol

3.75 even if the tax was 20% the original price is still over $3 for that drink, the issue there is the company not the local tax.



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NiKKoM on 25 July 2015

Why is there a system where a city can add tax to something? I don't get that.. Like they could actually add taxes to say.. Red sneakers? Making them more expensive the blue sneakers?



 

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whatever on 25 July 2015
NiKKoM said:
Why is there a system where a city can add tax to something? I don't get that.. Like they could actually add taxes to say.. Red sneakers? Making them more expensive the blue sneakers?

How else would a city/town pay for it's schools, police, firemen, etc.?



NintendoPie on 25 July 2015

We can add that to the list of things wrong with Chicago.



beeje13 on 25 July 2015

Could you buy a PS+/XBL Gold 12 month code from another state? If the retailer is based in another state?

Or is it purely which state the customer is?



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NiKKoM on 25 July 2015
whatever said:
NiKKoM said:
Why is there a system where a city can add tax to something? I don't get that.. Like they could actually add taxes to say.. Red sneakers? Making them more expensive the blue sneakers?

How else would a city/town pay for it's schools, police, firemen, etc.?

I pay the city: a fixed price for trash (340 euro's a year), variable on the other stuff based on the value of my house.. Something like 0.06 percent.. My city doesn't tax me on stuff they don't have anything to do with... Especially on other peoples products 



 

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