California Wants to Tax Your Text Messages. Here's Why

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    California Wants to Tax Your Text Messages. Here's Why
    December 12, 2018
    http://fortune.com/2018/12/12/california-text-message-tax/
     
    guest, Dec 12, 2018
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  2. Floyd 57

    Floyd 57 Registered Member

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    Who even uses calls and texts in this era, when you can use messenger viber etc. and call for free, as long as you have some fast-speed mbs left
     
    Floyd 57, Dec 12, 2018
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  3. xxJackxx

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    Sure, people are an unlimited source of tax revenue. Let's just tax everything. It's free money for the government, right?
     
    xxJackxx, Dec 12, 2018
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  4. Stefan Froberg

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    Not everyone have lightning fast internet.

    One third world ( :D ) country with free market and their rural "Internet" comes to mind ...
     
    Stefan Froberg, Dec 12, 2018
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    California decides not to move forward with texting tax after FCC ruling

     
    ronjor, Dec 16, 2018
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  6. xxJackxx

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    That's good. I know people that would likely have been bankrupted by their idea of making it retro for 5 years.
     
    xxJackxx, Dec 16, 2018
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