In an effort to tackle New York’s nearly $15 billion budget deficit, Governor David Paterson has proposed taxing downloads of software, music and other content, including pornography. This proposal comes at a time when the economy is in freefall and the so-called “stimulus” package is going to cost taxpayers much more than they expect. Gov. Paterson seems unaware that his tax proposal will have the same effect. Just after President Barack Obama signed the mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday, Wall Street tanked.
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The Scandalous Proposal of New York's Anti-Tech Governor
Posted by: Sonia Arrison February 20, 2009 04:00 AMIn an effort to tackle New York’s nearly $15 billion budget deficit, Governor David Paterson has proposed taxing downloads of software, music and other content, including pornography. This proposal comes at a time when the economy is in freefall and the so-called “stimulus” package is going to cost taxpayers much more than they expect. Gov. Paterson seems unaware that his tax proposal will have the same effect. Just after President Barack Obama signed the mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday, Wall Street tanked.