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

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ganoncrotch said:

Well then welcome to everyone elses hell o/ 9% isn't too bad as long as they don't get greedy for more once they see just how huge 9% of that kinda revenue can be.

No, what I'm saying is, this is a city adding 9% because they need some money.  What if the county wants to get into the act?  What if the state wants a piece of the pie?  That's why this is a concern.

It's also why we will probably see some legal action against Chicago with an important precedent on the line.

Also, simply comparing consumer tax rates between countries and regions isn't very effective, not unless you're going to compare a ton of other factors, as well.