Originally Posted By: bigt61
The rich people will just pay the tax that's passed on to them. The poorer families will cancel their internet service. Who gets hurt in the long run? The kids with no internet will fall further behind and emerge ready to accept the Democrat welfare system and begin their fulfilling life on government assistance.
WOW! That's A LOT to put into a 9% Internet streaming services tax! Netflix streaming at 8.99 a month, that's only 80 cents. And it's not all Internet access... it's just streaming services, not "internet service". So I'm not really certain what you are arguing. Are you arguing that Netflix is that critical to US education and economic development?I think you've made a mountain out of a molehill. However, I also disagree with the tax. Chicago is broke, and they are looking for any source of revenue, but this isn't the way to go about fixing their problems, IMO.